RAF Brackla [entry point]

Title

RAF Brackla [entry point]

Description

RAF Brackla was a Bomber Command training station located in the Highlands, 12 miles (19 kms) north-east of Inverness.

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It was built in 1941 and used as a relief landing ground for aircraft from RAF Kinloss, RAF Forres and RAF Dalcross. It was used by 19 Operational Training Unit originally with Whitleys but it converted to Wellingtons in August 1944. The station was also used by Advanced Flying Units using Oxfords. In 1945 hundreds of aircraft, including many Halifaxes, were scrapped at RAF Brackla.

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Contributor

Nigel Moore

Citation

“RAF Brackla [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 4, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/5643.

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