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Arbroath
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2005
(© David Boland)
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Royal
Naval Air Station Arbroath
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Airfield Today:
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RM
Condor, home to 45 Commando Royal Marines and 7 Sphinx Commando Royal
Artillery Battery
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Tower Type:
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Royal Navy Control Building
including Shelter for flare lorry, ambulance and crash tender 117/40
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Tower:
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In
use
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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19/06/40 to 31/03/71, Comissioned as HMS Condor for No. 2 Observers School,
Deck Landing Training School and later the Naval Air Signals School. Used
by many other training schools and Fleet Air Arm Squadrons until Navy
closure./71 to Present, 45 Commando Royal Marines. 
1958 to present, No. 662 Volunteer Gliding School equipped
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Royal
Naval Air Station Arbroath
airfield - HMS Condor -
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2005
(© David Boland)
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Royal
Naval Air Station Arbroath
airfield - HMS Condor - RM Condor -
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Airfield:
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Training Schools
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Opened:
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/1940
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Closed:
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N/A
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Code:
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?
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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5 (5th includes dummy
carrier deck)
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Hangars:
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1x - Bain, 1x - Blister,
1x - Mainhill, 1x - Workshop, 14x - Bellman
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County:
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Scotland
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Location:
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2 miles NW of Arbroath
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OS Ref:
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NO62343
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Links:
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©:
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All
photographs and artwork ©
copyright
as
stated
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Royal
Naval Air Station Arbroath
airfield - HMS Condor -
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1983
(© Paul Francis)
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Royal
Naval Air Station Arbroath
airfield - HMS Condor -
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RN
Arbroath - HMS Condor airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2010
- RM Arbroath airfield - |