Royal Air Force Castle Kennedy, or more simply RAF Castle Kennedy, is a former
Royal Air Force
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satellite station located in
Castle Kennedy
Castle Kennedy is a small village east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. The village is to the south of the Lochinch Castle estate, which includes the rui ...
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Dumfries and Galloway
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Scotland
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The following units were here at some point:
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No. 2 Squadron RAF
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No. 2 Torpedo Training Unit RAF (December 1942 - September 1943)
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No. 3 Air Gunners School RAF (April - December 1942 & November 1943 - June 1945
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No. 10 Air Gunners School RAF (July - December 1941)
* Detachment of
No. 17 Service Flying Training School RAF (November - December 1944)
* No. 104 Storage Sub Unit of
No. 57 Maintenance Unit RAF (July 1945 - September 1947)
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No. 2799 Squadron RAF Regiment
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Central Gunnery School RAF (June - December 1941)
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Castle Kennedy
Castle Kennedy is a small village east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. The village is to the south of the Lochinch Castle estate, which includes the rui ...