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RAF Kinnell
Royal Air Force Kinnell or more simply RAF Kinnell is a former Royal Air Force List of former Royal Air Force stations, satellite station located near to Friockheim, Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland. History The following units were here at some point: * Satellite of No. 1 Combat Training Wing RAF (1943-44) * Satellite of No. 1 Tactical Exercise Unit RAF (January - July 1944) * Satellite of No. 2 Flying Instructors School (Advanced) RAF (September 1944 - July 1945) * Relief Landing Ground of No. 9 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (September 1944) * Satellite of No. 44 Maintenance Unit RAF (MU) (August 1945 - ?) * Satellite of No. 56 OTU, No. 56 Operational Training Unit RAF (March 1942 - October 1943) * Satellite of List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units, No. 260 MU RAF (November 1945 - ?) Current use The site is now used as farmland. References Citations Bibliography * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinnell Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom Royal Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friockheim
Friockheim is a village in Angus, Scotland dating from 1814. It lies between the towns of Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose. History The name 'Friockheim', literally translated, means 'Heather Home', with Friock being a derivative from the Gaelic 'fraoch' (heather) and 'heim' from the German for home. The word 'Friockheim' as a whole, is pronounced 'Free-come'. The birth of the village took place soon after 1814 when Thomas Gardyne of Middleton succeeded his brother as the laird of the lands of Friock and feued them to Mr John Andson, of Arbroath, who built a flax spinning mill and as proprietor-in-feu attracted many textile workers to come and settle on easy terms in what was at first known as Friock feus. Mr Andson's son, John Andson added in the 'heim' part of the name. This was at the request of the numerous Flemish weavers who had gone there to develop the flax spinning process.C T Goode, ''Railways of Strathmore'', C T Goode, Hull, self-published, He had to obta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
