MOD West Freugh | |||||||||
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Near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland | |||||||||
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.