RNAS Donibristle
RNAS Donibristle is a former Fleet Air Arm base located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east of Rosyth, Fife, Scotland and 8.7 miles (14.0 km) northwest of Edinburgh, Lothian.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry Admiralty | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Navy Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Donibristle, Fife | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1917-1959 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 128 ft / 39 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°02′27″N 003°20′57″W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RNAS Donibristle Location in Fife | |||||||||||||||||||
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From 1918 to 1939 the station was called RAF Donibristle.
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The following units were posted here at some point:
- No. 22 Squadron RAF[1]
- No. 36 Squadron RAF[2]
- No. 42 Squadron RAF[3]
- No. 77 Squadron RAF[4]
- No. 100 Squadron RAF[5]
- No. 271 Squadron RAF[6]
- No. 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF 'D' Flight[4]
- No. 16 Group Practice Flight RAF[4]
- No. 18 (Reconnaissance) Group RAF[4]
- No. 29 (Fleet) Group RAF[4]
- 700 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 701 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 739 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 758 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 767 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 769 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 770 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 771 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 780 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 782 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 784 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 800 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 801 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 802 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 803 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 804 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 805 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 806 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 807 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 808 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 810 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 811 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 812 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 813 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 814 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 816 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 817 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 819 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 820 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 821 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 822 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 823 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 824 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 825 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 827 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 828 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 830 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 860 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 881 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 882 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 884 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 886 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 888 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 890 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 891 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 892 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 893 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 1770 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 1820 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 1830 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 1830A Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 1841 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 1842 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- Aircraft Repair Depot[4]
- Coastal Area Aircraft Depot[4]
- Fleet Aircraft Acceptance Depot[4]
- Fleet Aircraft Repair Depot[4]
- Northern Communication Squadron RAF[4]
- Torpedo Training Flight RAF[4]
Current use
The site is now a combination of Donibristle Industrial Park and Hillend Industrial Park.[4]
References
Citations
- Jefford 1988, p. 32.
- Jefford 1988, p. 37.
- Jefford 1988, p. 39.
- "Donibristle". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- Jefford 1988, p. 54.
- Jefford 1988, p. 82.
Bibliography
- Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
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