Dyce; Dyce; ABERDEENSHIRE; SCOTLAND
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Date: 21 September 1940
Location: Dyce; Dyce; ABERDEENSHIRE; SCOTLAND
Coordinates (lat, lon): 57.205860, -2.199478
Description: Now Aberdeen International Airport, RAF Dyce was occupied by Hawker Hurricane fighters of 145 Squadron, Royal Air Force, when this image was taken on 21 September 1940. A number of aircraft can be seen on the eastern side of the airfield, where a civilian airport was first established in 1934 (numbered '10' on the image). In the north-western corner of the airfield, neat rows of bell-tents (numbered '8') are situated adjacent to the foundations of more permanent accommodation buildings, under construction. Later in the Second World War, Dyce was home to 8 Operational Training Unit, which trained crews for photographic reconnaissance work. The station remained in RAF use until 1957.
Location: Dyce; Dyce; ABERDEENSHIRE; SCOTLAND
Coordinates (lat, lon): 57.205860, -2.199478
Description: Now Aberdeen International Airport, RAF Dyce was occupied by Hawker Hurricane fighters of 145 Squadron, Royal Air Force, when this image was taken on 21 September 1940. A number of aircraft can be seen on the eastern side of the airfield, where a civilian airport was first established in 1934 (numbered '10' on the image). In the north-western corner of the airfield, neat rows of bell-tents (numbered '8') are situated adjacent to the foundations of more permanent accommodation buildings, under construction. Later in the Second World War, Dyce was home to 8 Operational Training Unit, which trained crews for photographic reconnaissance work. The station remained in RAF use until 1957.
Image type: Vertical
Scale: 11800
Scale: 11800