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Dumfries
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1970
(© John Huggon via David J. Smith)
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RAF
Dumfries airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
industry, Dumfries & Galloway Aviation museum
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Tower Type:
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Tower:
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Museum
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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06/40 to 1957, No. 18 Maintenance Unit formed here and operated until07/40 to 08/45, No. 10 Bombing and Gunnery School from Warmwell with Battles, Henleys, Harrows and Seals. 09/41, Renamed No. 10 Air Observer School, and again 04/42, becoming No. 10 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit. 07/45, Renamed again as No. 10 Air Navigation School and moved to Chipping Warden. Auxiliary landing ground used at Winterseugh (Annan). ? |
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RAF
Dumfries
airfield - Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum
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1981
(© Paul Francis)
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2005
(© Stuart Watret)
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Dumfries
& Galloway Aviation Museum
2010 (© Stuart James)
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RAF
Dumfries
airfield
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Airfield:
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Aircraft Storage Unit,
Flying Training
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Opened:
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/1940
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Closed:
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/1957
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Code:
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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2x - concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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36
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County:
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Dumfries and Galloway,
Scotland
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Location:
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2 miles NE of Dumfries
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OS Ref:
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NX998788
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Links:
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Dumfries
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museum
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
as stated
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RAF
Dumfries
airfield
- Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum
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1980
(© Harry Holmes)
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Dumfries
& Galloway Aviation Museum
2010 (© Stuart James)
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| RAF Dumfries airfield |
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RAF
Dumfries airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2010 - Dumfries -
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