| MOD West Freugh | |||||||||
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| Near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland | |||||||||
 Hangars and (now demolished) radomes at West Freugh | |||||||||
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  MOD West Freugh Shown within Dumfries and Galloway  MOD West Freugh MOD West Freugh (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°50′50″N 4°56′54″W / 54.84722°N 4.94833°W | ||||||||
| Type | Research establishment and weapons range | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force (1937–2001) QinetiQ (2001–present) | ||||||||
| Website | LPTA West Freugh | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1937 | ||||||||
| In use | 1937 – present | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EGOY, WMO: 03132 | ||||||||
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MOD West Freugh is located in Wigtownshire, 5 miles (8 km) south east of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and is operated by defence contractor QinetiQ, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.[1]
It has always been an armaments training school, either for handling or deployment of ordnance.
The site was previously a Royal Air Force station as RAF West Freugh, as well as a Royal Aircraft Establishment as RAE West Freugh.
- ^ "MOD West Freugh". LPTA. QinetiQ. Retrieved 27 August 2017.