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Grangemouth
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1939
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Grangemouth
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Airfield Today:
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Industry,
oil refinery
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Tower Type:
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Pre-war art deco civil
building
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Tower:
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Destroyed
by fire in August 1952
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Other
Buildings:
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None
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History:
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01/05/1939,
Opened as Central Scotland Airport.
 01/05/1939
to 09/39, No. 35 E&RFTS with Hawker Harts and DH Tiger Moths and No.
10 Civillian Air Navigation School with Ansons.09/39 to 03/41, Airfield used by 602 Squadron Spitfires, 141 Squadron Blenheim and Gladiators and 263 Squadron Hurricanes and 614 Squadron Lysanders. 12/40 to 06/44, No. 58 Operational Training Unit with Spitfires, from 1942 satellite airfield at Balado Bridge. 10/43, 58 OTU renamed 2 Tactical Exercise Unit. 1945-46, Used as a Gliding School, 1948-49, 13 Refresher Flying School with Tiger Moths, then used by RAF Maintenance Command until closure. |
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RAF
Grangemouth
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1951
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Michael Ward)
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RAF
Grangemouth
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Airfield:
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Civil aerodrome, OTU,
Maintenance Command
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Opened:
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05/1939
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Closed:
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06/1955
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ID Code:
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GW
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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2x - tarmac
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Hangars:
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2x - civil, 8x - Blister
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County:
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Stirling, Scotland
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Location:
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3 miles NE of Falkirk
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OS Ref:
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NS946820
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©:
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Photographs
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1943
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RAF
Grangemouth
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August
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William Hibberd)
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RAF
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1952
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William Hibberd)
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1952
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William Hibberd)
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RAF
Grangemouth
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Hello,
the fire started at 0200 hrs one Sunday morning. The truck in Mick's photo
was our service
radar truck and after the fire we had to move to RAF Bishopbriggs, as this was our sleeping quarters and main Station. There were about 10 of us on radar servicing, we put them back on air as they were closed down after the war. Best wishes from Bill Hibberd, electrical fitter |
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RAF
Grangemouth airfield
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RAF
Grangemouth airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2004
- Grangemouth - updated 16/12/2014 - |