RAF Forres
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Royal Air Force Forres or more simply RAF Forres is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located between Mundole Estate and Forres, Moray, Scotland. The station was controlled by RAF Lossiemouth.
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
ControlledbyRAF Bomber Command
* No. 6 (T) Group RAF
* No. 91 (OTU) Group RAF
* No. 6 (T) Group RAF
* No. 91 (OTU) Group RAF
RAF Forres | |||||||||
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| Forres, Moray in Scotland | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force satellite station | ||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 6 (T) Group RAF * No. 91 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
  RAF Forres Shown within Moray  RAF Forres RAF Forres (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°35′53″N 3°38′32″W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1939/40 | ||||||||
| In use | April 1940 - October 1944[1] | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 15 metres (49 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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RAF Forres also had a training strip located between the River Findhorn and Mundole Estate. The training strip is still visible from satellite imagery, and a hangar from the original strip still remains standing.
The following units were here at some point:[2]
- Satellite airfield of No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF (21 January 1941 - 22 October 1944)[3]
- Relief Landing Ground of No. 19 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (25 May 1943 - 20 November 1943)[4]