RAF Turnhouse

Royal Air Force Turnhouse, or more simply RAF Turnhouse, is a former Royal Air Force Sector Station located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is now Edinburgh Airport.

History
A landing ground was first established at Turnhouse in 1915. The airfield was greatly expanded in the 1930s, with three concrete runways being laid in 1939/40. RAF Turnhouse closed in 1996 and its remaining facilities were acquired by Edinburgh Airport. The following units were located at Turnhouse at various times: • No. 3 Squadron RAF
 * First World War
 * No. 26 Reserve Squadron
 * No. 26 Training Squadron
 * No. 73 Training Squadron
 * No. 84 (Canadian) Reserve Squadron
 * No. 89 (Canadian) Reserve Squadron
 * Squadrons

• No. 44 Squadron RAF

• No. 63 Squadron RAF

• No. 64 Squadron RAF

• No. 65 Squadron RAF

• No. 77 Squadron RAF

• No. 81 Squadron RAF

• No. 83 Squadron RAF

• No. 104 Squadron RAF

• No. 122 Squadron RAF

• No. 123 Squadron RAF

• No. 141 Squadron RAF

• No. 151 Squadron RAF

• No. 164 Squadron RAF

• No. 165 Squadron RAF

• No. 197 Squadron RAF

• No. 207 Squadron RAF

• No. 232 Squadron RAF

• No. 241 Squadron RAF

• No. 242 Squadron RAF

• No. 243 Squadron RAF

• No. 245 Squadron RAF

• No. 253 Squadron RAF

• No. 263 Squadron RAF

• No. 268 Squadron RAF

• No. 289 Squadron RAF

• No. 290 Squadron RAF

• No. 303 Squadron RAF

• No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron

• No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF

• No. 329 (Free French) Squadron RAF

• No. 340 (Free French) Squadron RAF

• No. 341 (G.C.III/2 'Alsace') Squadron RAF

• No. 598 Squadron RAF

• No. 603 Squadron RAF

• No. 607 Squadron RAF

• No. 666 Squadron RAF

• 801 Naval Air Squadron

• 807 Naval Air Squadron

• 808 Naval Air Squadron

• 848 Naval Air Squadron

• 882 Naval Air Squadron

• 884 Naval Air Squadron

• 886 Naval Air Squadron

• 895 Naval Air Squadron

• No. 4 Aircraft Delivery Flight RAF (January 1942 – July 1943
 * Units:

• No. 6 Gliding School RAF (January 1946 – May 1951)

• Detachment of No. 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF (March – April 1941)

• No. 12 Air Experience Flight RAF

• No. 13 Group Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Flight RAF (May – August 1941)

• No. 17 Group Communication Flight RAF (January 1942 – September 1945)

• No. 18 Group Communication Flight RAF (November 1959 – May 1960 & October 1964)

• No. 59 Operational Training Unit RAF (December 1940 – February 1941)

• No. 66 Group Communication Flight RAF (September 1946 – October 1952)

• No. 66 (Scottish Reserve) Group RAF (August 1946 – August 1950) became No. 66 (Scottish) Group RAF (August 1950 – November 1954)

• No. 71 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight RAF

• No. 72 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight RAF

• No. 88 Group Communication Squadron RAF (May – June 1945)

• No. 129 (RAF) Wing RAF (May 1945)

• No. 130 Wing RAF (May – June 1945)

• No. 132 (Norwegian) (Fighter) Wing RAF  (May – June 1945)

• No. 661 Volunteer Gliding School RAF (January 1958 – January 1964)

• No. 1353 (Anti-Aircraft Cooperation) Flight RAF (February – June 1946)

• No. 1968 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF

• No. 2753 Squadron RAF Regiment

• No. 2770 Squadron RAF Regiment

• No. 3508 Servicing Unit RAF (December 1943 – March 1945)

• Aircraft Flight of Caledonian Sector HQ RAF (October 1951 – November 1957)

• Edinburgh University Air Squadron (January 1941 – December 1945 & October 1946 – January 1969) became East Lowlands University Air Squadron  (January 1969 – February 1996)

• Fighter Flight, Shetlands RAF (December 1939)

• Midlothian Sector HQ RAF (1945 – April 1946)

• Detachment of Northern Communication Squadron RAF

• Scottish Sector HQ RAF (November 1949 – May 1950)

• Detachment of S.C.R.584 Training Unit RAF (May 1945)

• No. 24 Group HQ (99 Post) Royal Observer Corps

Current use
The site is now used by Edinburgh Airport.