RAF Montrose | |||||||||
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| Montrose, Angus in Scotland | |||||||||
  RAF Montrose Shown within Angus  RAF Montrose RAF Montrose (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°43′44″N 002°27′06″W / 56.72889°N 2.45167°W | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1913 | ||||||||
| In use | 1913-1952 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | First World War European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: X6MO[1] | ||||||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Montrose or more simply RAF Montrose is a former Royal Air Force station in Forfarshire (now more commonly called Angus) in Scotland. It became the first operational military aerodrome to be established in the United Kingdom on 26 February 1913.[2]
- ^ Bones Aviation Page: A Catalogue of UK Airfields Archived 13 April 2013 at archive.today
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