Annan flying sites
Note: This map shows the location of the WW2 aerodrome.
ANNAN: Temporary aerodrome
NOTES: Several years ago I made this entry: "On the 27th June 1933 Sir Alan Cobham’s No.1 Tour displayed in/near Annan. Did the location they used later become developed as RAF ANNAN? During my years of research for this ‘Guide’ it is pretty obvious that a few of the locations selected as suitable for hosting an intensive day or two of flying by the so called “Flying Circus” operations of the 1920s and 1930s later became significant military aerodromes in WW2 and indeed, some went on later to become major regional airports."
Thanks to research undertaken by Mike Holder, a great friend of this 'Guide', we now know the venue was some distance away. See the listing for BROATS.
ANNAN: Military aerodrome
Note: This picture (2018) was obtained from Google Earth ©
Military users: RAF Training & Maintenance Commands
55 OTU (Westland Lysanders, Miles Masters & Hawker Hurricanes)
3 TEU (Hawker Hurricanes, Vickers-Supermarine Spitfires & HawkerTyphoons)
56 Wing Storage Unit
Location: 2nm NE of Annan
Period of operation: 1942 to 1945
Runways: 15/33 1463x46 hard 06/24 1463x46 hard
NOTES: This aerodrome site later became the Chapelcross nuclear power station.
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