RNAS Crail

RNAS Crail
HMS Jackdaw
HMS Bruce 1947-49
Crail, Fife in Scotland
RNAS Crail on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1941
Site information
TypeRoyal Naval Air Station
OwnerAdmiralty
OperatorRoyal Navy
Controlled byFleet Air Arm
ConditionDisused
Location
RNAS Crail is located in Fife
RNAS Crail
RNAS Crail
Shown within Fife
RNAS Crail is located in the United Kingdom
RNAS Crail
RNAS Crail
RNAS Crail (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates56°16′09″N 002°36′11″W / 56.26917°N 2.60306°W / 56.26917; -2.60306
Site history
Built1918 (1918)
1940
In use1918-?
1940-1961 (1961)
FateFarmland / Industry / Leisure use
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation23 metres (75 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/21 914 metres (2,999 ft) Concrete
07/25 1,097 metres (3,599 ft) Concrete
12/30 914 metres (2,999 ft) Concrete
16/34 914 metres (2,999 ft) Concrete

Royal Naval Air Station Crail (RNAS Crail, also known as HMS Jackdaw and briefly HMS Bruce) is a former Royal Navy Naval Air Station for use by the Fleet Air Arm, located 4.9 miles (7.9 km) east of Anstruther, Fife and 8.8 miles (14.2 km) from St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

It was also home to a site of the Joint Services School for Linguists from 1956 to 1960.

Units

A number of units were here at some point:

Current use

The site is currently used for industrial work, farming and car drag racing.

See also

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 54.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Crail". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 33.
  4. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 68.
  5. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 76.
  6. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 88.
  7. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 98.
  8. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 101.
  9. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 107.
  10. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 108.
  11. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 125.
  12. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 162.
  13. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 166.
  14. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 169.
  15. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 187.
  16. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 189.
  17. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 194.
  18. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 199.
  19. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 207.
  20. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 209.
  21. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 223.
  22. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 230.
  23. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 231.
  24. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 233.
  25. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 238.
  26. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 241.
  27. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 242.
  28. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 244.
  29. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 248.
  30. 1 2 Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 252.
  31. ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 268.

Bibliography

  • Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
  • Sturtivant, R.; Ballance, T. (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.