Cairncross
CAIRNCROSS: Military Landing Ground & temporary Marine Operations Station (Aka RESTON)
Military users: RFC/RAF (Royal Flying Corps, later Royal Air Force)
77 [Home Defence] Sqdn (Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 and B.E.12 types)
RAF Marine Operations Station
Location: E of Cairncross and NE of Reston on the A1, roughly 8nm NW of Berwick-upon-Tweed
Period of operation: 1916 to 1919
Site area: 115 acres 914 x 686
NOTES: Here again possibly an example of more military antics which appear to make little if any sense. It appears that this site became a Marine Operations Station from June to August 1918. Why on earth did they expend the effort, let alone cost, for such a brief period?
Then again of course, perhaps this 'Station' consisted of nothing more than a couple tents - or something similar.
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