RAF Banff
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| Near Boyndie, Aberdeenshire in Scotland | |||||||||||
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| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command 1943–44 RAF Coastal Command 1944– * No. 18 Group RAF | ||||||||||
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| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Banff or more simply RAF Banff is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6 km) west of Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Keith, Moray.
History
The airfield was sited on land belonging to the Earls of Seafield since the 16th century. Construction of the airfield began in the middle of 1942. After it was turned down by RAF Bomber Command, it was officially opened in April 1943 as an airfield for the use of No. 14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF of RAF Flying Training Command. This unit used the airfield until August 1944, when it was disbanded, and the airfield was handed over to RAF Coastal Command.[2]
One notable occurrence at RAF Banff in 1944 is that of Squadron Leader Cameron Martin, when his De Havilland Mosquito suffered a wing strike in high winds. The aircraft suffered major damage, but Martin and the other crew member survived with minor injuries and returned to their duties the next day.
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Current use
The site is now Boyndie Wind Farm.[3] A grass runway has been established at the Eastern end, operating as Boyndie Airstrip.[5]
A memorial to the Banff Strike Wing was unveiled on 28 September 1989 at Banff, with Gage Sise, the former commander of No. 248 Squadron, in attendance.[6]
See also
References
Citations
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Banff". Abandoned Forgotten & Little Known Airfields in Europe. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bird, Andrew D. (2003). A separate little war : the Banff Coastal Command Strike Wing versus the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe, September 1944 to May 1945. London: Grub Street. pp. 14–17. ISBN 1904010431. OCLC 62087312.
- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Banff (Boyndie)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Taylor, Steven. "The Last Battle". Flypast (March 2019): 19–22.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PPRuNe Forums" (PDF).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Memorial: Banff Strike Wing and 14 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
Bibliography
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
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