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RAF Montrose
Montrose, Angus in Scotland
RAF Montrose is located in Angus
RAF Montrose
RAF Montrose
Shown within Angus
RAF Montrose is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Montrose
RAF Montrose
RAF Montrose (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates56°43′44″N 002°27′06″W / 56.72889°N 2.45167°W / 56.72889; -2.45167
TypeRoyal Air Force station
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built1913 (1913)
In use1913-1952 (1952)
Battles/warsFirst World War
European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: X6MO[1]
Elevation10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Grass
00/00  Grass

Royal Air Force Montrose or more simply RAF Montrose is a former Royal Air Force station in Forfarshire (now more commonly called Angus) in Scotland. It became the first operational military aerodrome to be established in the United Kingdom on 26 February 1913.[2]

  1. ^ Bones Aviation Page: A Catalogue of UK Airfields Archived 13 April 2013 at archive.today
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC21549636 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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