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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 Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
,
Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...
. 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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Turnhouse Royal Air Force stations in Scotland Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom