Gilmerton WW1
Note: This map does, i hope, provide a rough location for this airfield within the UK. If anybody can kindly confirm this, or provide a more exact location, this advice will be most welcome.
GILMERTON: Military Landing Ground
Military users: RFC/RAF
Night Landing Ground for 77 (Home Defence) Sqdn
Location: Gilmerton today is an outer suburb of Edinburgh so this airfield was roughly 3.5nm SE of the city centre near the A772 or perhaps A7?
Period of operation: 1916 to 1919
Site area: 59 acres 549 x 430
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