RAF Grangemouth | |||||||||
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| Grangemouth, Stirlingshire in Scotland | |||||||||
  RAF Grangemouth Shown within Falkirk  RAF Grangemouth RAF Grangemouth (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°01′11″N 003°41′30″W / 56.01972°N 3.69167°W | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station Parent Station | ||||||||
| Code | GW[1] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 9 Group RAF * No. 13 Group RAF * No. 14 Group RAF * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1938/39 | ||||||||
| In use | May 1939 – 1945 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 4 metres (13 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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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.
- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 99.