RAF Macmerry

RAF Macmerry RNAS Macmerry RAF Tranent RAF Penston
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force Royal Navy
Location	Macmerry, East Lothian
Built	1934
In use	1934-1953
Elevation AMSL	272 ft / 83 m
Coordinates	55°57′02″N 002°53′36″W / 55.95056°N 2.89333°WCoordinates: 55°57′02″N 002°53′36″W / 55.95056°N 2.89333°W
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RAF Macmerry Location in East Lothian
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt

RAF Macmerry is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland and 11.4 miles (18.3 km) east of Edinburgh, Inverness-shire.

It has also been called RNAS Macmerry (when used by the Royal Navy) and unofficially RAF Tranent and RAF Penston during its life.^[1]

History

• No. 13 Squadron RAF.^[2]
• No. 63 Squadron RAF.^[3]
• No. 225 Squadron RAF.^[4]
• No. 607 Squadron RAF.^[5]
• No. 614 Squadron RAF.^[6]
• 740 Naval Air Squadron.^[7]
• No. 58 Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU).^[7]
• No. 132 (Coastal) OTU.^[7]
• No. 3 Elementary Gliding School.^[7]
• No. 3 Gliding School.^[7]
• No. 1497 (TT) Flight.^[7]
• Edinburgh Flying Club.^[7]

Current use

The site is now mainly used for farming.^[7]

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

Citations

1. Jefford 1988, p. 195.
2. Jefford 1988, p. 28.
3. Jefford 1988, p. 45.
4. Jefford 1988, p. 73.
5. Jefford 1988, p. 99.
6. Jefford 1988, p. 100.
7. "Macmerry (Tranent)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

Bibliography

• Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

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