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Balmain

Major
Also known as: RAF Balmain
County: Aberdeenshire
Current Status: Farmland
Date: February 1936 - 1945
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved
Aircraft Roles: Trainer

N.B. The map position shown is the approximate known location of the airfield.

Balmain was one of Montrose’s forced landing practice airfields for trainers of No 8 FTS (later SFTS) and subsequently No 2 FIS before and during World War Two.

 

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):

  • Mearns Community Council

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 2 FIS
  • No 8 SFTS
Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Montrose

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