RAF Turnberry | |||||||||||
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| South Ayrshire in Scotland | |||||||||||
  RAF Turnberry  RAF Turnberry | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°19′24″N 4°49′49″W / 55.32333°N 4.83028°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Coastal Command | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1917 1940 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1917-1919 1940-1945 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | First World War European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Occupants | 1 Fighting School (North-West Area) No. 618 Squadron RAF | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 11 metres (36 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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RAF Turnberry was an airfield in Scotland used by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the First World War, and again by the RAF in the Second World War. Between the two wars, the site reverted to its pre-1914 use as the Turnberry Golf Course and hotel. It reverted to this use again after the Second World War. Although there is still a disused landing strip, the site is now the Trump Turnberry.[2][3]
- ^ Falconer 2012, p. 198.
- ^ "Donald Trump adds his name to the Turnberry golf resort". BBC News. BBC. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Donald Trump's name 'will boost Turnberry'". BBC News. BBC. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.