RAF Balado Bridge | |||||||||
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Kinross, Perth and Kinross in Scotland | |||||||||
Coordinates | 56°12′43″N 003°27′44″W / 56.21194°N 3.46222°W | ||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force satellite station | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force War Department 1944- | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1941 | ||||||||
In use | March 1942-1957 | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Elevation | 128 m (420 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Balado Bridge or more simply RAF Balado Bridge is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 2 miles (3 kilometres) west of Kinross, in central Scotland. It opened in 1942 as a satellite airfield to RAF Grangemouth, and closed in 1957. It has since served as a NATO satellite station, a microlight flying base, and as the venue for the T in the Park music festival.