RAF Dumfries
| RAF Dumfries | |||||||||||
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| Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland | |||||||||||
RAF Dumfries on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1941 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command RAF Maintenance Command | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°05′32″N 003°34′12″W / 55.09222°N 3.57000°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1939/40 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1940-1957 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Dumfries or more simply RAF Dumfries was a former Royal Air Force station located near Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland. The airfield opened on 17 June 1940 and was sold in 1960 to a private firm.
The disused airfield is now used as the Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum.