Royal Naval Air Station Crail (RNAS Crail, also known as HMS Jackdaw) is a former Royal Naval Air Station of the Fleet Air Arm located 4.9 miles (7.9 km) east of Anstruther, Fife and 8.8 miles (14.2 km) from St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was home to a site of the Joint Services School for Linguists from 1956 to 1960.
RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw) | |||||||||||||
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Crail, Fife in Scotland | |||||||||||||
RNAS Crail Shown within Fife RNAS Crail RNAS Crail (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 56°16′09″N 002°36′11″W / 56.26917°N 2.60306°W | ||||||||||||
Type | Royal Naval Air Station | ||||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||||
Owner | Admiralty | ||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Navy | ||||||||||||
Controlled by | Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||||
Built | 1918 1940 | ||||||||||||
In use | 1918-? 1940-1961 | ||||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||||
Elevation | 23 metres (75 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||||
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A number of units were here at some point:
The site is currently used for industrial work farming and car drag racing.[2]