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    Royal Air Force Kirknewton, otherwise known as RAF Kirknewton, is a Royal Air Force station at Whitemoss, a mile south east of Kirknewton, West Lothian...
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  • Kirknewton may refer to: England Kirknewton, Northumberland Scotland Kirknewton, West Lothian RAF Kirknewton, a Royal Air Force station in West Lothian...
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    USAF left in 1966, and today Kirknewton airfield is home to a RAF(V) Gliding Unit, 661 (RAF Kirknewton) VGS. Kirknewton Primary School was built in 1924...
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  • 1988, p. 103. Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since...
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    four satellite airfields, namely RAF Kenley, RAF Kirknewton, RAF Topcliffe, and RAF Little Rissington. No. 49 Squadron RAF (22 April 1945 – 28 September...
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    and the RAF also uses Norwegian bases. The Norwegian Ambassador says this provides cost savings and operational flexibility. RAF Kirknewton RAF Lossiemouth...
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    – (RAF Syerston) 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron formerly 26 GS – (RAF Topcliffe) 661 Volunteer Gliding Squadron formerly 1 EGS – (RAF Kirknewton) 662...
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    Nottinghamshire 645 VGS — RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire 661 VGS — RAF Kirknewton, West Lothian 617 VGS — formerly at RAF Manston before that at RAF Bovingdon and...
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    This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...
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    part of the Future Force 2020 budgetary announcement in July 2011, RAF Kirknewton was to have been developed into a major Army base to host a Multi-Role...
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    part of the Future Force 2020 budgetary announcement in July 2011, RAF Kirknewton was to have been developed into a major Army base to host a Multi-Role...
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    around the time (c. 1960) that RAF Kirknewton housed an American signals intelligence unit, Winston Barracks was known as RAF Lanark. Winston Barracks, like...
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  • Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron formed as an anti-aircraft cooperation unit in World War II. The squadron formed at RAF Kirknewton on 17 November...
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    While the village of Kirknewtown is inside West Lothian, the nearby RAF Kirknewton airfield lies inside the boundary of Edinburgh. The nearest airport...
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    Royal Scots' Battalion based in Bourlon Barracks, Yorkshire. RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Kirknewton, RAF West Freugh Kinloss Barracks, Redford Barracks, Dreghorn...
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    part of the Future Force 2020 budgetary announcement in July 2011, RAF Kirknewton was to have been developed into a major Army base to host a Multi-Role...
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    operations at RAF Alconbury, RAF Croughton, RAF Fairford, RAF Menwith Hill, RAF Molesworth, and RAF Welford, whereas RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall are...
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  • Little Rissington Airfield No. 644 VGS – RAF Syerston No. 645 VGS – RAF Topcliffe No. 661 VGS – RAF Kirknewton Pine, L G (1983). A Dictionary of mottoes...
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    Orkney HMS Wagtail, Heathfield, Ayr, South Ayrshire RAF Benbecula RAF Kirknewton RAF Lossiemouth RAF Tain Previously within the British Army, the Scottish...
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  • ammunition store at RAF Kirknewton during take-off, and was awarded the George Medal. Educated at The John Roan School, he joined the RAF in 1931. Initially...
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  • Gliding Squadron RAF, at Kirknewton Airfield, (Grob Viking T1) No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group is the collation of all of the RAF's assets that support...
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  • near Kirknewton, West Lothian in Scotland. Ritchie Camp was initially established during World War II to provide accommodation for units based at RAF Kirknewton...
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    of RAF Army Cooperation Command was transferred to 13 Group, and so brought with it three further airfields to operate from; Macmerry, Kirknewton and...
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  • Drill Hall, Glasgow 1955-56 Glasgow Elite (1) ret. Edinburgh Hornets RAF Kirknewton, Edinburgh 1956-57 Glasgow Elite (2) 37 - 32 Edinburgh Hornets Kelvin...
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  • Cardiff Region 9 (West Midlands) Shirley, Birmingham Region 10 (Scotland) Kirknewton, near Edinburgh Region 11 (South East) Tunbridge Wells The development...
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    attacking RAF Akrotiri and protection of the Sovereign Area Base of Episkopi. They were relieved in early 1975 returning unexpectedly to Kirknewton near Edinburgh...
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    long life she returned to her beloved Northumberland and is buried in Kirknewton churchyard under the shadow of Yeavering Bell. "Parish population 2011"...
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  • following suit on 29 March 1965. Mindrum Station: 55°35'55.26"N 2°13'52.79"W Kirknewton Station: 55°34'2.26"N 2° 8'38.20"W Akeld Station: 55°33′48″N 2°04′13″W...
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    Force Kirknewton in Scotland, and Peshawar, Pakistan. In the 1970s, major installations included Misawa AB, Japan, San Vito Air Station, Italy and RAF Chicksands...
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    although the service resumed briefly during the Second World War to serve RAF Milfield near Akeld. After a severe storm in August 1948 washed away a bridge...
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