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Tain
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Living
proof that one mans meat is anothers poison...demolition of Tain airfield
buildings
2006 (© Ross-shire Journal via Roy Keen) |
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A
lot of people have contacted me to disagree with this view and say that
we should remember the aircrews who fought for our freedom. (and if nothing
else its bad for the local tourist industry too...)
If you don't agree with Councillor Torrance's views here are his contact details from the Tain Community website - let him know how wrong he is!: |
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Local
Councillor – Alan Torrance |
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Tain
airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture
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Tower Type:
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Watch office with Met
Section 518/40
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Tower:
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Control
tower may be demolished
soon... 'I managed to visit Tain today, dry but a freezing wind! Control
tower still there but in very poor condition, managed to get a look inside.
Some other structures have recently been demolished so I think it is only
a matter of time before the inevitable, regards, Roy Keen'
('There was a second tower at Tain, the other was used for the range and was pulled down in the 1990s, it was a weird wooden structure that was actually a cut down signals mast. And boy did it sway in a strong wind! via Richard Elwell') |
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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09/41 to 10/41, Fighter Sector Station with 17 Sqn Hurricanes. 10/41 to 03/42, 123 Sqn from Castletown. 
03/42 to 04/42, 801 Sqn Fleet Air Arm with Sea Hurricanes. 03/42 and 04/42,
76 Sqn Halifaxes used the airfield for two attacks on the Tirpitz in Norway.06/42 to 04/43, Coastal Command Development Unit moved here from Ballykelly. 01/43 to 11/46, No 1 Torpedo Refresher School (later renamed Torpedo Training Unit) training RAF and RN aircrews. 02/43, Transferred to Coastal Command and used by many Sqns on recce and anti shipping patrols. 07/44 to 08/45, 86 Sqn with Liberators. 8/44 to 6/45, 311 Sqn with Liberators. |
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RAF
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Operational
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Opened:
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/1941
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Closed:
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/1946
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ID Code:
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TN
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete
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Hangars:
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2x - T2, 3x - Bellman,
8x - Blister
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County:
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Scotland
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Location:
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3-1/2 miles E of Tain
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OS Ref:
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NH828818
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs ©
Roy Keen
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RAF
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2002
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RAF
Tain airfield
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RAF
Tain airfield
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RAF
Tain control tower + airfield = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2003
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