RAF Dundonald

RAF Dundonald

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
RAF Dundonald
Coordinates	55°35′20″N 4°36′14″W / 55.589°N 4.604°W / 55.589; -4.604
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Controlled by	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)
In use	1940-1945 (1945)
Battles/wars	Second World War
Garrison information
Garrison	RAF Fighter Command

Royal Air Force station Dundonald or more simply RAF Dundonald is a former Royal Air Force station located in Ayrshire, Scotland, some miles inland from the coastal town of Troon.

It was used by 516 Squadron during the Second World War for training with commando and assault troops.

Units

No. 2 Squadron RAF.^[1]
No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School.^[2]
No. 26 Squadron RAF.^[3]
No. 63 Squadron RAF.^[4]
No. 268 Squadron RAF.^[5]
No. 414 Squadron RAF.^[6]
No. 516 Squadron RAF (formerly 1441 Flight).^[7]
808 Naval Air Squadron.^[2]
879 Naval Air Squadron.^[2]
885 Naval Air Squadron.^[2]
886 Naval Air Squadron.^[2]
897 Naval Air Squadron.^[2]
No. 1441 (Combined Operations Development) Flight.^[2]

Current use

The former site of the Dundonald aerodrome is now an industrial estate named Olympic Business Park. A building that looks very much like a hangar still exists on the site.

References

Citations

↑ Jefford 2001, p. 23.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Dundonald (Bogside)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
↑ Jefford 2001, p. 33.
↑ Jefford 2001, p. 45.
↑ Jefford 2001, p. 81.
↑ Jefford 2001, p. 90.
↑ Jefford 2001, p. 95.

Bibliography

Jefford, C.G, MBE, BA, RAF (Retd). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.

External links

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