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RAF Grangemouth
RAF Grangemouth in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
RAF Grangemouth is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Grangemouth or more simply RAF Grangemouth is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles (4.8 km) north east of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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Background
History
It was opened as the Central Scotland Airport in May 1939 and operated as a Civilian Air Navigation School (CANS) until early September 1939. After the war it was used as Gliding School until 1946. It was then used by RAF Maintenance Command until its closure in June 1955.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0197, -3.6917
- Address
- Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
- Established
- 1939
Sources
- wikidata: Q7275345 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Grangemouth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Grangemouth?
- RAF Grangemouth is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- When was RAF Grangemouth built?
- Built or established in 1939.
- Who owns RAF Grangemouth?
- RAF Grangemouth is owned by Royal Air Force.