RAF Peterhead
| RAF Peterhead | |||||||||||
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| Longside, Aberdeenshire in Scotland | |||||||||||
RAF Peterhead on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1943 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Sector Station | ||||||||||
| Code | PH | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°31′01″N 1°52′30″W / 57.517°N 1.875°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
| In use | July 1941 – August 1945 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 46 metres (151 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Peterhead or more simply RAF Peterhead is a former Royal Air Force sector station located 2.4 miles (3.9 km) east of Longside, Aberdeenshire and 3.4 miles (5.5 km) west of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.