RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw)
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RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw) | |||||||||||||
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| Near Crail, Fife in Scotland | |||||||||||||
  RNAS Crail Shown within Fife | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°16′09″N 002°36′11″W / 56.26917°N 2.60306°WCoordinates: 56°16′09″N 002°36′11″W / 56.26917°N 2.60306°W | ||||||||||||
| Type | Royal Naval Air Station | ||||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||||
| Built | 1918 | ||||||||||||
| In use | 1918-1961 | ||||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 23 metres (75 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||||
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Royal Naval Air Station Crail or RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw) is a former Fleet Air Arm base and airfield 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.
Units
A number of units were here at some point:
- No. 104 Squadron RAF[1]
- 120th Aero Squadron[2]
- 711 Naval Air Squadron[3]
- 747 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 758 Naval Air Squadron[5]
- 770 Naval Air Squadron[6]
- 778 Naval Air Squadron[7]
- 780 Naval Air Squadron[8]
- 785 Naval Air Squadron[9]
- 786 Naval Air Squadron[10]
- 800 Naval Air Squadron[11]
- 810 Naval Air Squadron[12]
- 811 Naval Air Squadron[13]
- 812 Naval Air Squadron[14]
- 816 Naval Air Squadron[15]
- 817 Naval Air Squadron[16]
- 819 Naval Air Squadron[17]
- 820 Naval Air Squadron[18]
- 822 Naval Air Squadron[19]
- 823 Naval Air Squadron[20]
- 826 Naval Air Squadron[21]
- 827 Naval Air Squadron[22]
- 828 Naval Air Squadron[23]
- 829 Naval Air Squadron[24]
- 831 Naval Air Squadron[25]
- 832 Naval Air Squadron[26]
- 833 Naval Air Squadron[27]
- 834 Naval Air Squadron[28]
- 836 Naval Air Squadron[29]
- 837 Naval Air Squadron[30]
- 837A Flight[30]
- 846 Naval Air Squadron[31]
- Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit RAF[2]
- No. 4 Ferry Flight RAF[2]
- No. 27 Training Depot Station[2]
- No. 50 Training Squadron[2]
Current use
The site is currently used for industrial work farming and car drag racing.[2]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 54.
- ^ a b c d e f "Crail". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 33.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 68.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 76.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 88.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 98.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 101.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 107.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 108.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 125.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 162.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 166.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 169.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 187.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 189.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 194.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 199.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 207.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 209.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 223.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 230.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 231.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 233.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 238.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 241.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 242.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 244.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 248.
- ^ a b Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 252.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 268.
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.
- Sturtivant, R.; Ballance, T. (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
