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RNAS Rattray (HMS Merganser) | |||||||||||||
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Crimond, Aberdeenshire in Scotland | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 57°36′44″N 01°53′01″W / 57.61222°N 1.88361°W | ||||||||||||
Type | Royal Naval Air Station | ||||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Navy | ||||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||||
Built | March 1943 | ||||||||||||
In use | July 1943-present | ||||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||||
Elevation | 13 metres (43 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||||
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Commissioned | 3 October 1944 |
Royal Navy Air Station Rattray, (RNAS Rattray; or HMS Merganser) and also known as Crimond Airfield, Crimond Aerodrome or Rattray Aerodrome was a Royal Naval Air Station near Crimond, Aberdeenshire.