Royal Air Force Fraserburgh, or more simply RAF Fraserburgh, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south east of Fraserburgh and 12.3 miles (19.8 km) north west of Peterhead.
RAF Fraserburgh RAF Inverallochy | |||||||||||
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Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire in Scotland | |||||||||||
RAF Fraserburgh Shown within Aberdeenshire RAF Fraserburgh RAF Fraserburgh (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 57°40′05″N 1°56′04″W / 57.66806°N 1.93444°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 13 Group RAF 1941-42 RAF Coastal Command * No. 18 Group RAF 1942-43 & 1944-45 RAF Flying Training Command * No. 21 Group RAF 1943-44 | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1940 | /41||||||||||
In use | December 1941 – June 1945[1] | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 16 metres (52 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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The following units were based at Fraserburgh at some point:
Cairnbulg Castle was used as the Officers' Mess. The domestic sites were situated either side of the B9033 road, between the Castle and the airfield, and known as Inverallochy RAF Camp and Tershinty RAF Camp.
The north and north western sides have been taken over by housing, and the rest of the site is used for farming.[5]