| 词条 | RAF Kirknewton |
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| name = RAF Kirknewton | ensign= Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg | ensign_size= 90px | native_name = | partof = | location = | nearest_town = Kirknewton, West Lothian | country = Scotland | image = Kirknewton Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 46984.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Kirknewton Airfield | image2 = RAF Kirknewton badge.jpg | image2_size = 150px | caption2 = {{lang|la|Ut Aquilae Volent}} (That Eagles May Fly) | pushpin_map = Edinburgh | pushpin_label = RAF Kirknewton | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Edinburgh | coordinates = {{Coord|55|52|31|N|003|23|51|W|region:GB_type:airport|display=inline,title}} | type = Royal Air Force station | code = | site_area = 95 hectares | height = | ownership = Ministry of Defence | operator = Royal Air Force | controlledby = No. 22 Group (Training) | open_to_public = | condition = | built = {{Start date|1941}} | builder = | used = 1941–present | materials = | fate = Retained by the MOD and used for gliding. | battles = | events = | current_commander = | past_commanders= | garrison = | occupants = No. 661 Volunteer Gliding Squadron | elevation = {{Convert|201|m|0}} | IATA = | ICAO = EGKT | FAA = | TC = | LID = | GPS = | WMO = | r1-number = 00/00 | r1-length = | r1-surface = Concrete | r2-number = 00/00 | r2-length = | r2-surface = Concrete | website = }}Royal Air Force Kirknewton, otherwise known as RAF Kirknewton, is a Royal Air Force station at Whitemoss, a mile south east of Kirknewton, West Lothian, Scotland. It is retained by the Ministry of Defence and is home to 661 Volunteer Gliding Squadron.[1] HistoryPrimarily an RAF radar station, RAF Kirknewton was home to a variety of units during the Second World War. No. 289 Squadron RAF was formed there as an anti-aircraft co-operation unit on 20 November 1941. In June 1943, RAF Kirknewton was the site of an outstanding act of bravery when Sqn Ldr Peter Guy Ottewill rescued two airmen from a burning Bristol Beaufighter, earning a George Medal.[2] RAF Kirknewton was also used as a temporary prisoner of war Camp for German officers during the War, while they were awaiting transfer to the USA.[3] During the War the area in trees to the west of the airfield (which has now been redeveloped for housing) was used for additional accommodation and was known as Ritchie Camp.[4] From 1952 to 1966, Kirknewton was home to several small United States Air Force units tasked with providing mobile radio facilities in Britain.[5] These units included 6952nd Security Group, formerly the 6952nd Radio Squadron Mobile, United States Air Force Security Service (USAFSS). Around 500 American service personnel were tasked with the interception of voice and Morse signals, including military and commercial naval traffic, with priority being given to signals involving Soviet radar and air operations.[4] The airfield returned to UK control during the late 1960s.[6] Between 1968 and 1986, some of the airfield buildings were used by the battalions resident in Ritchie Camp as mechanical transport workshops and garaging. The airfield was used for driver training and for low level tactical training. As part of the Future Force 2020 budgetary announcement in July 2011, Kirknewton was to have been developed into a major British Army base to host a Multi-Role Brigade and both Dreghorn Barracks and Redford Barracks were earmarked for disposal.[7] However plans to develop Kirknewton as an army barracks were scrapped in March 2013.[8] Current useKirknewton houses No. 661 Volunteer Gliding Squadron, flying a fleet of eight Grob Viking T1 gliders and providing flying experience and training to members of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. There are also a few private recreational planes based at the airfield. UnitsCurrent units based at Kirknewton Airfield. No. 22 Group (Training) RAF
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/33240/DEDP09_annex_a.pdf|title=Defence Estates Development Plan (DEDP) 2009 – Annex A|last=|first=|date=3 July 2009|website=GOV.UK|publisher=Ministry of Defence|page=2|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=19 November 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Obituary: Group Captain Peter Ottewill|publisher=Daily Telegraph|date= 13 February 2003 |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1421881/Group-Captain-Peter-Ottewill.html|accessdate=13 April 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web| url=http://members.lycos.co.uk/esar/kirkmemvary.html| author=David Hitt| title=Kirknewton 1952–1966| publisher=Scott Mcintosh (East of Scotland Aviation Research)| accessdate=2009-08-22}} 4. ^1 {{cite web| url=http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/RAFKirknewton|title=Secret Scotland| accessdate=2011-05-14}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=Scottish Airfields in the Second World War: The Lothians|volume=1|series=Scottish Airfields in the Second World War|first=Martyn|last=Chorlton|publisher=Countryside Books|year=2008|isbn=9781846741067}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/91660/kirknewton-airfield|title=Kirknewton Airfield|last=|first=|date=|website=Canmore|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=19 November 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN06038.pdf|title=Defence Basing Review (Standard Note SN06038)|last=Taylor|first=Claire|date=15 November 2011|website=House of Commons|publisher=House of Commons Library|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2014-04-13}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21673536|title=BBC News – Army bases: Fewer than expected troops to return to Scotland|date=2013-03-05|publisher=Bbc.co.uk|accessdate=2014-04-13}} External links
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