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Tiree
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Pre
war civil clubhouse 1985
(© Graham Sharpe)
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RAF
Tiree airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
Tiree airport
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Tower Types:
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1. Pre war civil clubhouse/watch
office
2. Modern ATC and terminal building |
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Towers:
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1.
Demolished and replaced by modern tower
2. In use |
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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1934
to 1940, Midland and Scottish Airways airfield.
 04/42 to 07/42,
224 Sqn Hudsons.05/42 to 07/42, 304 Sqn Coastal Command Wellingtons. 10/42 to 09/43, Airfield closed and on Care and Maintenance. 09/43 to 09/45, 518 Sqn met recce Halifaxes from Stornoway. 02/44 to 09/45, 281 Sqn Ansons and Warwicks from Thornaby. 01/07/46, RAF closure, airfield transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation and civil airfield opened 1947. |
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Tiree
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Modern
ATC and terminal building at Tiree 2005
(© Jim Murdoch)
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RAF
Tiree airfield
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Airfield:
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Pre war civil aerodrome,
Coastal Command
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Opened:
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/1934
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Closed:
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06/1946
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ID Code:
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TI
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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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10x - '1/2' T2
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County:
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Strathclyde, Scotland
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Location:
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3 miles W of Scarinish,
Isle of Tiree
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OS Ref:
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NM003449
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs ©
copyright as stated
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RAF
Tiree airfield
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RAF
Tiree control tower + airfield = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2007 - Tiree -
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