RNAS Rattray

RNAS Rattray (HMS Merganser)
Crimond, Aberdeenshire in Scotland
View of the airfield
Site information
TypeRoyal Naval Air Station
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Navy
Location
RNAS Rattray
Shown within Aberdeenshire
Coordinates57°36′44″N 01°53′01″W / 57.61222°N 1.88361°W / 57.61222; -1.88361
Site history
BuiltMarch 1943 (1943)
In useJuly 1943-present
Airfield information
Elevation13 metres (43 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
06/24 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) Concrete
11/29 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) Concrete
15/33 900 metres (2,953 ft) Concrete
02/20 900 metres (2,953 ft) Concrete
Commissioned3 October 1944

Royal Navy Air Station Rattray, (RNAS Rattray; or HMS Merganser) and also known as Crimond Airfield, Crimond Aerodrome or Rattray Aerodrome was a Royal Naval Air Station near Crimond, Aberdeenshire.

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