Royal Air Force Turnhouse or more simply RAF Turnhouse is a former
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 ...
Sector Station located in
Edinburgh
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,
Scotland
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. It is now
Edinburgh Airport.
History
The following units were here at some point:
;First World War
* No. 26 Reserve Squadron
* No. 26 Training Squadron
* No. 73 Training Squadron
* No. 84 (Canadian) Reserve Squadron
* No. 89 (Canadian) Reserve Squadron
;Squadrons
;Units:
Current use
The site is now
Edinburgh Airport.
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Royal Air Force stations in Scotland
Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom