RAF Dounreay was built for RAF Coastal Command in 1944, but not used by them.[1] It was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Tern II, but not commissioned and on care and maintenance until 1954.
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dounreay, built, coastal, command, 1944, used, them, transferred, royal, navy, tern, commissioned, care, maintenance, until, 1954, iata, noneicao, egpysummaryairport, typemilitaryoperatorraf, royal, navylocationdounreayin, use1944, 1954elevation, amsl112, mcoo. RAF Dounreay was built for RAF Coastal Command in 1944 but not used by them 1 It was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Tern II but not commissioned and on care and maintenance until 1954 RAF DounreayIATA noneICAO EGPYSummaryAirport typeMilitaryOperatorRAF Royal NavyLocationDounreayIn use1944 1954Elevation AMSL112 ft 34 mCoordinates58 35 0 N 3 43 40 W 58 58333 N 3 72778 W 58 58333 3 72778MapEGPYLocation in HighlandIn 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority UKAEA for developing a fast breeder reactor One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to from the site See also editDounreayReferences edit ControlTowers co uk Dounreay Retrieved 6 June 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RAF Dounreay amp oldid 1157888600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
