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Coordinates:55°57′5″N003°20′46″W / 55.95139°N 3.34611°W /55.95139; -3.34611

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Former Royal Air Force station in Edinburgh, Scotland (1915–1961)

For the current civilian use of this facility and airport information, seeEdinburgh Airport.

RAF Turnhouse

Edinburgh in Scotland

Site information

Type

Sector Station

Code

TS^[1]

Owner

Air Ministry

Operator

Royal Air Force

Controlled by

RAF Fighter Command

Location

RAF Turnhouse

Shown within

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RAF Turnhouse

RAF Turnhouse (the United Kingdom)

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Coordinates

55°57′5″N003°20′46″W / 55.95139°N 3.34611°W /55.95139; -3.34611

Site history

Built

1915 (1915) & 1939

In use

1915-1996 (1996)

Battles/wars

First World War
European theatre of World War II
Cold War

Airfield information

Elevation

30 metres (98 ft)^[1]AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
13/31	1,796 metres (5,892 ft) Concrete^[2]
08/26	799 metres (2,621 ft) Concrete
00/00	Concrete

Royal Air Force Turnhouse, or more simplyRAF Turnhouse, is a formerRoyal Air Force Sector Station located inEdinburgh,Scotland. It is now part ofEdinburgh Airport.

History

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A landing ground was first established at Turnhouse in 1915. The airfield was greatly expanded in the 1930s, with three concrete runways being laid in 1939/40.^[3] RAF Turnhouse closed in 1996 and its remaining facilities were acquired byEdinburgh Airport.The following units were located at Turnhouse at various times:^[4]

First World War

No. 26 Reserve Squadron
No. 26 Training Squadron
No. 73 Training Squadron
No. 84 (Canadian) Reserve Squadron
No. 89 (Canadian) Reserve Squadron

Squadrons

Units

No. 4 Aircraft Delivery Flight RAF (January 1942 – July 1943^[5]
No. 6 Gliding School RAF (January 1946 – May 1951)^[6]
Detachment ofNo. 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF (March – April 1941)^[7]
No. 12 Air Experience Flight RAF
No. 13 Group Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Flight RAF (May – August 1941)^[8]
No. 17 Group Communication Flight RAF (January 1942 – September 1945)^[9]
No. 18 Group Communication Flight RAF (November 1959 – May 1960 & October 1964)^[9]
No. 24 (Edinburgh) Group,Royal Observer Corps
No. 59 Operational Training Unit RAF (December 1940 – February 1941)^[10]
No. 66 Group Communication Flight RAF (September 1946 – October 1952)^[11]
No. 66 (Scottish Reserve) Group RAF (August 1946 – August 1950) becameNo. 66 (Scottish) Group RAF (August 1950 – November 1954)^[12]
No. 71 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight RAF
No. 72 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight RAF
No. 88 Group Communication Squadron RAF (May – June 1945)^[11]
No. 129 (RAF) Wing RAF (May 1945)^[13]
No. 130 Wing RAF (May – June 1945)^[13]
No. 132 (Norwegian) (Fighter) Wing RAF (May – June 1945)^[14]
No. 661 Volunteer Gliding School RAF (January 1958 – January 1964)^[15]
No. 1353 (Anti-Aircraft Cooperation) Flight RAF (February – June 1946)^[16]
No. 1968 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF
No. 2753 Squadron RAF Regiment^[4]
No. 2770 Squadron RAF Regiment^[4]
No. 3508 Servicing Unit RAF (December 1943 – March 1945)^[17]
Aircraft Flight ofCaledonian Sector HQ RAF (October 1951 – November 1957)^[18]
Edinburgh University Air Squadron (January 1941 – December 1945 & October 1946 – January 1969) becameEast Lowlands University Air Squadron (January 1969 – February 1996)^[19]
Fighter Flight, Shetlands RAF (December 1939)^[20]
Midlothian Sector HQ RAF (1945 – April 1946)^[21]
Detachment ofNorthern Communication Squadron RAF^[22]
Scottish Sector HQ RAF (November 1949 – May 1950)^[23]
Detachment ofS.C.R.584 Training Unit RAF (May 1945)^[23]

Current use

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The site is now used byEdinburgh Airport.^[4]

References

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Citations

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^^a ^bFalconer 2012, p. 198.
^Laming, Tim (2000).UK airports and airfields: a spotter's guide. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publications. p. 78.ISBN 1853109789.
^Smith, David John (1989).Action stations. 7: Military airfields of Scotland, the North-East and Northern Ireland / David John Smith [Bearb.] (2. ed.). Cambridge: Stephens. p. 211.ISBN 1852603097.
^^a ^b ^c ^d"Turnhouse (Edinburgh)".Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved16 September 2022.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 49.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 163.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 71.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 179.
^^a ^bSturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 182.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 242.
^^a ^bSturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 184.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 175.
^^a ^bSturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 322.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 323.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 169.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 129.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 271.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 86.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 307.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 120.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 226.
^Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 228.
^^a ^bSturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 270.

Bibliography

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Falconer, J (2012).RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing.ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997).Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians).ISBN 0-85130-252-1.

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