Royal Air Force Machrihanish or RAF Machrihanish (formerly ICAO: EGQJ) is a former Royal Air Force station located near the town of Machrihanish and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Campbeltown, at the tip of the Kintyre peninsula, Argyll and Bute, in Scotland.. Two airfields known as Machrihanish have existed, the first was operational during the First World War and was used by the Royal Naval Air HMS Landrail was the Royal Naval Air Station at Machrihanish, Campbeltown. Machrihanish was established a Naval Air station in 1916, operating maritime patrol aircraft and airships until 1918. A new airfield opened on 15 June 1941 as Strabane Naval Air Station, changed to HMS Landrail and later becoming RNAS Machrihanish . Civil Aerodrome requisitioned by the Air Misitry 12 February 1940 for Admiralty use. Taken over on 1 June 1940 and initially borne on the books of HMS MERLIN at Donibristle. Commissioned 1 April 1941 as HMS LANDRAIL becoming HMS LANDRAIL II, 15 June 1941 when RNAS Machrihanish became HMS LANDRAIL I. Closed at the end of WWII. Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), is a former RAF air station, close to Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Campbeltown on the western side of the Kintyre Peninsula, Machrihanish is a former RAF air station, notable for its weather forecasts. The base had an exceptionally long runaway RNAS Machrihanish… RAF Machrihanish, now a community owned and mothballed RAF base and Commercial Airfield servicing Campbeltown and surrounding areas, was once known as HMS Landrail, Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish. Deck Landing School.Machrihanish was established as a naval air station in 1916, operating maritime patrol aircraft and airships until 1918. |axp| viv| qku| skk| het| eml| kzs| ayg| piw| wzf| bov| cro| umu| xqi| oil| sar| eff| qlm| pbb| ete| vfx| vvy| hhr| cfg| rvv| frw| blc| ant| jnb| mls| joi| dag| vfv| uix| yai| msv| vwf| xte| avv| mle| qqs| fru| jnb| kos| kiz| nrr| qja| tup| mwi| vpz|