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RAF Annan
Annan, Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland
Hurricane Mk. X (AG162 "EH-W") of No. 55 OTU
RAF Annan is located in Dumfries and Galloway
RAF Annan
RAF Annan
RAF Annan in Dumfries and Galloway
RAF Annan is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Annan
RAF Annan
RAF Annan (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates55°01′00″N 3°13′45″W / 55.01667°N 3.22917°W / 55.01667; -3.22917
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeAG[1]
Area154.10 hectares (380.8 acres)
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command 1942-44
* No. 9 Group RAF
* No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF
RAF Maintenance Command 1944-
Site history
Built1941 (1941)/42
Built byJohn Laing & Son Ltd
In useApril 1942–1945 (1945)
FateClosed, now Chapelcross nuclear power station
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 1,450 metres (4,757 ft) Concrete
04/22 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) Concrete

Royal Air Force Annan, or more simply RAF Annan, is a former Royal Air Force station located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which was operational during the Second World War.

  1. ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 36.

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