Royal Air Force Methven, or more simply RAF Methven, was a World War 2
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
Satellite Landing Ground (SLG) located south east of
Methven,
Perth and Kinross,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
and west of
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
, Perth and Kinross.
Station history
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No. 652 Squadron RAF
No. 652 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and afterwards in Germany.
Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaiso ...
was based at the airfield, where the squadron was equipped with the
Taylorcraft Auster
The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Limited company during the Second World War.
Design and development
The Auster was a twice-removed development of ...
III, between 28 March 1943 and 2 July 1943 before the squadron moved to
RAF Ayr
RAF Heathfield, sometimes known as RAF Ayr/Heathfield due to its proximity to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which was also used by military flights, is a former Royal Air Force station.
Like many other wartime airfields, its runways were of the t ...
.
* SLG for
No. 44 Maintenance Unit RAF
The following is a list of Royal Air Force Maintenance Units (MU).
The majority of MUs were previously Equipment Depots (ED), Storage Depots (SD) and Aircraft Storage Units (ASU)s.
No. 1 MU – No. 100 MU
No. 101 MU – No. 200 MU
No ...
for aircraft storage from the main station of
RAF Edzell
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
.
(1 July 1941–1945)
See also
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List of former Royal Air Force stations
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force.
The stations are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the du ...
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List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units
The following is a list of Royal Air Force Maintenance Units (MU).
The majority of MUs were previously Equipment Depots (ED), Storage Depots (SD) and Aircraft Storage Units (ASU)s.
No. 1 MU – No. 100 MU
No. 101 MU – No. 200 MU
No ...
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List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds
A Satellite Landing Ground (SLG) is a type of British Royal Air Force (RAF) aviation facility that typically consists of an airfield with one or two grass runways which is designed throughout to be hidden from aerial observation by blending int ...
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Royal Air Force stations in Scotland
Military airbases established in 1940
Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
Royal Air Force satellite landing grounds