Milltown
MILLTOWN: Military aerodrome, Royal Naval Air Station (1948 Books of HMS FULMAR)
Note: We have Mr Michael T Holder to thank for providing five of these pictures. I just added the Google Earth © area view.
Military users: WW2: RAF Coastal Command 18 (GR) Group
224 Sqdn (Consolidated B-24 Liberators)
502 Sqdn (Handley Page Halifaxs)
1674 HCU [Heavy Conversion Unit] (Liberators)
20 OTU [Operational Training Unit] (Vickers Wellingtons)
111 (Coastal) OTU (Liberators)
Note: It appears that in the late 1940s and early 1950s, DH Mosquito bombers were based here.
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Deck Landing Training School
Gliding: Listed as operating in 1975
663 VGS (Volunteer) Gliding School
RNAS HMS Fulmar Gliding Club
Highland Cliding Club
Location: E of B9103, S of Innes Canal, W of Stonewells & Newton of Innes, 4nm NE of Elgin
Period of operation: 1943 to 1977
Runways: 05/23 1737x46 hard 11/29 1408x46 hard
17/35 1280x46 hard
NOTES: In 1977 it appears, the Luton Minor G-AWIP was based here.
In 1985 listed as being yet another Radio Research Station. Just how many radio research stations were required? And, what did they all do?
gary Brindle
This comment was written on: 2016-11-09 16:30:31MOD have finally disposed of the site and it will become a solar energy farm.
Reply from Dick Flute:
Hi Gary, Many thanks for this and all the other info. Regards, Dick
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