| RAF Donibristle RNAS Donibristle (HMS Merlin)  
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||
| Operator | Royal Air Force Royal Navy | ||
| Location | Donibristle, Fife | ||
| Built | 1916 | ||
| In use | 1917-1959 | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 128 ft / 39 m | ||
| Coordinates | 56°02′27″N 003°20′57″W / 56.04083°N 3.34917°WCoordinates: 56°02′27″N 003°20′57″W / 56.04083°N 3.34917°W | ||
| Map | |||
  RAF Donibristle | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 00/00 | 0 | 0 | Asphalt |
| 00/00 | 0 | 0 | Asphalt |
| 00/00 | 0 | 0 | Asphalt |
RAF Donibristle is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east of Rosyth, Fife, Scotland and 8.7 miles (14.0 km) northwest of Edinburgh, Lothian.
History[]
The following units were posted here at some point:
- No. 22 Squadron RAF.[1]
- No. 36 Squadron RAF.[2]
- No. 42 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 100 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 271 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'D' Flight.[6]
- No. 16 GP Practice Flight.[6]
- No. 18 (Reconnaissance) Group.[6]
- No. 29 (Fleet) Group.[6]
- No. 77 Squadron RAF.[6]
- 700 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 701 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 739 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 758 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 767 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 769 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 770 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 771 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 780 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 782 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 784 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 800 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 801 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 802 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 803 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 804 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 805 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 806 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 807 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 808 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 810 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 811 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 812 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 813 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 814 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 816 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 817 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 819 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 820 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 821 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 822 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 823 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 824 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 825 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 827 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 828 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 830 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 860 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 881 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 882 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 884 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 886 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 888 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 890 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 891 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 892 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 893 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 1770 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 1820 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 1830 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 1830A Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 1841 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- 1842 Naval Air Squadron.[6]
- Aircraft Repair Depot.[6]
- Coastal Area Aircraft Depot.[6]
- Fleet Aircraft Acceptance Depot.[6]
- Fleet Aircraft Repair Depot.[6]
- Northern Communications Squadron.[6]
- Torpedo Training Flight.[6]
Current use[]
The site is now a combination of Donibristle Industrial Park and Hillend Industrial Park.[6]
See also[]
References[]
Citations[]
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 32.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 37.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 39.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 54.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 82.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 6.35 6.36 6.37 6.38 6.39 6.40 6.41 6.42 6.43 6.44 6.45 6.46 6.47 6.48 6.49 6.50 6.51 6.52 6.53 6.54 6.55 6.56 6.57 6.58 6.59 6.60 6.61 6.62 6.63 6.64 "Donibristle". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/donibristle. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
Bibliography[]
- Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
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The original article can be found at RAF Donibristle and the edit history here.