RAF Methven
Royal Air Force Methven or more simply RAF Methven is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south east of Methven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland and 4.1 miles (6.6 km) west of Perth, Perth and Kinross.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Methven, Perth and Kinross | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1941-1945 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 125 ft / 38 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°24′38″N 003°32′04″W | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station history
- No. 652 Squadron RAF were based at airfield between 28 March 1943 and 2 July 1943 where the squadron was equipped with the Taylorcraft Auster III before the squadron moved to RAF Ayr.[1]
- No. 44 Maintenance Unit RAF.[2]
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gollark: Why should I be FORCED to experience 9.81N/kg of downward force?!
gollark: Really, we're enslaved by reality and its ridiculous constraints.
gollark: Okay, that's possibly justifiable.
gollark: Oh, I read the end of that as "I think".
References
Citations
- Jefford 1988, p. 102.
- "Methven". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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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