RAF Montrose
| RAF Montrose | |||||||||
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| Montrose, Angus in Scotland | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°43′44″N 002°27′06″W / 56.72889°N 2.45167°W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1913 | ||||||||
| In use | 1913-1952 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | First World War European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: X6MO | ||||||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Montrose or more simply RAF Montrose is a former Royal Air Force station in Forfarshire (now more commonly called Angus) in Scotland. It became the first operational military aerodrome to be established in the United Kingdom on 26 February 1913.