Royal Air Force Turnhouse, or more simply RAF Turnhouse, is a former Royal Air Force Sector Station located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is now Edinburgh Airport.

History

A landing ground was first established at Turnhouse in 1915. The airfield was greatly expanded in the 1930s, with three concrete runways being laid in 1939/40. RAF Turnhouse closed in 1996 and its remaining facilities were acquired by Edinburgh Airport. The following units were located at Turnhouse at various times: • No. 3 Squadron RAF • No. 44 Squadron RAF • No. 63 Squadron RAF • No. 64 Squadron RAF • No. 65 Squadron RAF • No. 77 Squadron RAF • No. 81 Squadron RAF • No. 83 Squadron RAF • No. 104 Squadron RAF • No. 122 Squadron RAF • No. 123 Squadron RAF • No. 141 Squadron RAF • No. 151 Squadron RAF • No. 164 Squadron RAF • No. 165 Squadron RAF • No. 197 Squadron RAF • No. 207 Squadron RAF • No. 232 Squadron RAF • No. 241 Squadron RAF • No. 242 Squadron RAF • No. 243 Squadron RAF • No. 245 Squadron RAF • No. 253 Squadron RAF • No. 263 Squadron RAF • No. 268 Squadron RAF • No. 289 Squadron RAF • No. 290 Squadron RAF • No. 303 Squadron RAF • No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron • No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF • No. 329 (Free French) Squadron RAF • No. 340 (Free French) Squadron RAF • No. 341 (G.C.III/2 'Alsace') Squadron RAF • No. 598 Squadron RAF • No. 603 Squadron RAF • No. 607 Squadron RAF • No. 666 Squadron RAF • 801 Naval Air Squadron • 807 Naval Air Squadron • 808 Naval Air Squadron • 848 Naval Air Squadron • 882 Naval Air Squadron • 884 Naval Air Squadron • 886 Naval Air Squadron • 895 Naval Air Squadron • No. 4 Aircraft Delivery Flight RAF (January 1942 – July 1943 • No. 6 Gliding School RAF (January 1946 – May 1951) • Detachment of No. 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF (March – April 1941) • No. 12 Air Experience Flight RAF • No. 13 Group Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Flight RAF (May – August 1941) • No. 17 Group Communication Flight RAF (January 1942 – September 1945) • No. 18 Group Communication Flight RAF (November 1959 – May 1960 & October 1964) • No. 24 (Edinburgh) Group, Royal Observer Corps • No. 59 Operational Training Unit RAF (December 1940 – February 1941) • No. 66 Group Communication Flight RAF (September 1946 – October 1952) • No. 66 (Scottish Reserve) Group RAF (August 1946 – August 1950) became No. 66 (Scottish) Group RAF (August 1950 – November 1954) • No. 71 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight RAF • No. 72 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight RAF • No. 88 Group Communication Squadron RAF (May – June 1945) • No. 129 (RAF) Wing RAF (May 1945) • No. 130 Wing RAF (May – June 1945) • No. 132 (Norwegian) (Fighter) Wing RAF (May – June 1945) • No. 661 Volunteer Gliding School RAF (January 1958 – January 1964) • No. 1353 (Anti-Aircraft Cooperation) Flight RAF (February – June 1946) • No. 1968 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF • No. 2753 Squadron RAF Regiment • No. 2770 Squadron RAF Regiment • No. 3508 Servicing Unit RAF (December 1943 – March 1945) • Aircraft Flight of Caledonian Sector HQ RAF (October 1951 – November 1957) • Edinburgh University Air Squadron (January 1941 – December 1945 & October 1946 – January 1969) became East Lowlands University Air Squadron (January 1969 – February 1996) • Fighter Flight, Shetlands RAF (December 1939) • Midlothian Sector HQ RAF (1945 – April 1946) • Detachment of Northern Communication Squadron RAF • Scottish Sector HQ RAF (November 1949 – May 1950) • Detachment of S.C.R.584 Training Unit RAF (May 1945)

Current use

The site is now used by Edinburgh Airport.

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