Royal Air Force (1941–1946 and 1977–2001) Royal Navy (1946–1977) DCSA (2001–2006)
Controlled by
RAF Coastal Command 1941-46
Condition
Closed
Site history
Built
1941 (1941)
In use
1941–2006 (2006)
Fate
Site sold by MOD in 2013, small number of station buildings remaining.
Battles/wars
European theatre of World War II Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation
4 metres (13 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction
Length and surface
05/23
1,390 metres (4,560 ft) Concrete/Tarmac
10/28
1,290 metres (4,232 ft) Concrete/Tarmac
Royal Air Force Milltown or RAF Milltown is a former Royal Air Force station located south of the Moray Firth and 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north east of Elgin, Scotland.
Flying stopped in 1977 and the site became a defence communication station. The site was returned to previous owners the Innes estate and will become the site of a solar farm.
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