Crimond
CRIMOND: Military aerodrome, (RNAS), later private airstrip (HMS MERGANSER)
Notes: The first three items were kindly provided by Mr Michael T Holder, and I have added the area view obtained from Google Earth ©
Military user: RN Air Observer School
Telegrahist Air Gunners & Torpedo Bombing Reconnaissance
Location: NE of A952, in/near Crimond, 6nm SE of Fraserburgh
Period of operation: Military: 1944 to 1946 Civil: 1980s only?
Runways: 02/20 914x28 hard 07/25 1097x28 hard
12/30 1097x28 hard 16/34 914x28 hard
NOTES: CRIMOND was quite unusual in WW2 for having four hard runways. Am I mistaken in thinking that only the Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) in WW2 requested that some of their airfields were equipped with four hard runways? Many were.
Later, as often happened to many WW2 aerodromes, became a Radio Research Station.
Although evidence of private flying took place here after the RNAS Station closed, I have yet to find any details about this. If anybody can kindly offer advice, this will be most welcome.
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