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RAF Forres
Forres, Moray in Scotland
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Coordinates	57°35′53″N 3°38′32″W / 57.59806°N 3.64222°W / 57.59806; -3.64222
Type	Royal Air Force satellite station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command * No. 6 (T) Group RAF * No. 91 (OTU) Group RAF
Site history
Built	1939 (1939)/40
In use	April 1940 - October 1944 (1944)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	15 metres (49 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Grass 00/00  Grass

Royal Air Force Forres or more simply RAF Forres is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near Forres, Moray, Scotland. The station was controlled by RAF Lossiemouth.

The following units were here at some point:

• Satellite airfield of No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF (21 January 1941 - 22 October 1944)
• Relief Landing Ground of No. 19 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (25 May 1943 - 20 November 1943)

References

Citations

1. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 96.
2. "Forres". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
3. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 237.
4. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 43.

Bibliography

• Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.

• Royal Air Force stations in Scotland