Latitude 57˚40'00"N Longitude 02˚38'24"W


ACQUISITION	Transferred from R.A.F. on loan 01 April 1947.
COMMISSIONED	Not applicable.
PAID OFF	Not applicable.
CLOSED	Not known.

C.O./O.I.C.	Not applicable.

FUNCTION	Unmanned satellite to RNAS Lossiemouth.
ADDRESS	R.N. Air St6ationi, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
LOCALITY	The airfield lies on the coast 52 miles ENE. of Inverness, 36 miles NNW. of Aberdeen and 3½ miles W of Banff. R.N.A.S. Lossiemouth is 22 miles W.
LANDMARKS	The sea coast to the N. The railway to Banff the S. of the airfield; the railway Portsoy to W. and the junction at Tillymaight 1½ miles SW.
ROAD AND RAIL ACCESS	Main road from Portsoy to Banff forms N. boundary of airfield. Passengers and goods to Portsoy Scot. Reg. 5½ miles (R) NNW. Bus to airfield from Portsoy. W. Alexander and Sons Led.


CONTROL	Not known.
ELEVATION	280 ' above M.S.L.
RUNWAYS	Three, concrete. 00/18 QDM. 000˚--180˚ .... 1400 x 50 yds. 06/24 QDM. 056˚-236˚ ..... 1400 x 50 yds. 11/29 QDM. 115˚-285˚ ..... .2000 x 50 yds.
TRACKS	50' perimeter track.

OBSTRUCTIONS	Navigation	None.
	Circuit	None.
	Approach	None.
APPROACH	No special approach recommended.
WIND INDICATOR	Not known.


HOMING - VISUAL	By day	None.
HOMING - VISUAL	By night	None.
HOMING--RADIO	D/F	None.
HOMING--RADIO	Beacons	None.
APPROACH - VISUAL	By day	None.
APPROACH - VISUAL	By night	None.
APPROACH - RADIO	None.
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT	M/F & H/F	transmitters, receivers.
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT	VH/F	transmitters, receivers.
GROUND RADAR	Nope.

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation figurers are those at the time of taking over from R.A.F.

Capacity: (based on RAF manning)

Officers:	110
Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings:	1,380
W.R.N.S. Officers:	7
W.R.N.S. Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings;	211

ARMOURIES

None.

COMPASS BASE

None.

DISPERSAL

36 x Frying pan type.

HANGARS

Number /Type	Size	Door Height	Door Width
3 x T2	135' 5" x 113' 6"	25'	113' 6"
13 Double Blister	69' x 45'	20' 4"	69'

MEDICAL

None.

METEOROLOGICAL

None.

FUEL AND OIL

Aviation:	Not known.
M/T:	Not known.
Oil :	Not known.

TEST BASE

None.

TEST BUTT

None.

WORKSHOPS

None.

EXPLOSIVES

None.

BOMBING AND FIRING RANGES

None.

Air to air

Air to ground and R. p. Firing

Live and practice bombing

Practice bombing

Assault training

Information taken from BR. 1807 Admiralty Handbook of Royal Naval Air Stations Home and Abroad, Mar. 1949

List of first and second line squadrons, station flight and other flying units based at this location

No squadrons or flying units are associated with this station