Search references for RAF FRASERBURGH. Phrases containing RAF FRASERBURGH
See searches and references containing RAF FRASERBURGH!RAF FRASERBURGH
Former Royal Air Force station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Royal Air Force Fraserburgh, or more simply RAF Fraserburgh, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 3.2 miles
RAF_Fraserburgh
Royal Air Force helicopter search and rescue unit, 1941-2016
Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Force (RAF SARF or RAF SAR Force) was a unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which provided around-the-clock aeronautical
RAF_Search_and_Rescue_Force
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
List of Operational Training Units (OTUs) of the British Royal Air Force (RAF)
Archives, Kew AIR29/637 Lake, p. 146 "RAF History: Bomber Command 60th Anniversary: No. 52 Squadron". www.RAF.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 2004. Retrieved
List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Operational_Training_Units
14th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Officers' Mess for nearby RAF Fraserburgh.[citation needed] Philorth Bridge Halt railway station once stood nearby on the old Fraserburgh and St Combs Light
Cairnbulg_Castle
Aspect of Scottish history
Orkney HMS Wagtail, Heathfield, Ayr, South Ayrshire RAF Benbecula RAF Kirknewton RAF Lossiemouth RAF Tain Previously within the British Army, the Scottish
Military_history_of_Scotland
Railway station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
crossing gates several serious accidents occurred over the years. RAF Fraserburgh, Cairnbulg Airfield, or Inverallochy Airfield was located near the
Cairnbulg_railway_station
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Photographic Reconnaissance. The unit then moved to RAF Dyce in early 1943, relocating from RAF Fraserburgh, and as well as Supermarine Spitfire aircraft,
No._17_Group_RAF
of the Inskip Award. RAF personnel were replaced by, or transferred to, RN service. As RAF Coastal Command remained part of the RAF, Royal Naval Air Stations
List of air stations of the Royal Navy
List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy
Former Royal Air Force operations group
RAF Castle Archdale (previously known as RAF Lough Erne). No. 246 Squadron which was based at RAF Port Ellen, and No. 330 Squadron which was at RAF Oban
No._15_Group_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
No 279 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron of World War II. The squadron was formed on 16 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 March
No._279_Squadron_RAF
Association football league in Scotland
Thistle Clachnacuddin Deveronvale Formartine United Forres Mechanics Fraserburgh Huntly Invergordon Inverurie Loco Works Keith Lossiemouth Nairn County
Highland_Football_League
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and Royal Canadian Navy
operate as part of No. 14 Group RAF in Fighter Command. It initially operated from RAF Fraserburgh and then from RAF Peterhead, both in Aberdeenshire
883_Naval_Air_Squadron
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
It later moved north to RAF Long Kesh in Northern Ireland and then to Scottish bases like RAF Benbecula and RAF Fraserburgh. In October at HMS Gannet
838_Naval_Air_Squadron
Thistle Clachnacuddin Deveronvale Formartine United Forres Mechanics Fraserburgh Huntly Inverurie Loco Works Keith Lossiemouth Nairn County Rothes Strathspey
List of football clubs in Scotland
List_of_football_clubs_in_Scotland
Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Peterhead Port's catch size for the year was 132,000 tonnes. Nearby Fraserburgh was third, behind Lerwick. It was placed 14th in the list of number of
Peterhead
Royal Air Force base in Northumberland, England
were at Maidstone in Kent, Stenigot in Lincolnshire, Mormond Hill near Fraserburgh and a site on the Shetland Islands. Cocroft & Thomas 2003, p. 140. "Coldblow
RRH_Brizlee_Wood
Mount Dora, United States Fort William Dudley, England, United Kingdom Fraserburgh Bressuire, France Girvan Torcy, France Glasgow Bethlehem, Palestine Dalian
List of twin towns and sister cities in Scotland
List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Scotland
Polish footballer (1913–1982)
where he returned to football, playing for some British teams including Fraserburgh FC in the Scottish Highland League where his time was cut short by breaking
Gerard_Wodarz
1990 British TV series or programme
water north of Fraserburgh. Episode 5: Winchman (First broadcast February 4, 1990) This episode focused on the life of a winchman aboard an RAF Sea King. Episode
Rescue_(British_TV_series)
Restored Fifie fishing boat
construction, using larch planking on larch and oak frames. First registered at Fraserburgh in 1902, she operated initially as a sailing lugger with a main dipping
Reaper_(sailing_vessel)
Town in Moray, Scotland
such as Peterhead and Fraserburgh, Scots is still widely spoken. In Lossiemouth, though, the high level of employment at the RAF station and a large population
Lossiemouth
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1897–1964)
the new house he had built just before the war at Dundarg Castle near Fraserburgh. They had two daughters. After the war he described his hobbies as golf
David_Carnegie_(RAF_officer)
First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014
known as the "Yes Bikers", led Salmond's cortège to a funeral home in Fraserburgh. A private funeral service took place for Salmond on 29 October 2024
Alex_Salmond
Scottish footballer
outside left for Ashfield Juniors, Clyde, Everton, Barnsley, Aberdeen, Fraserburgh, Stevenage Town and for Scotland. Ring was born in Glasgow and is best
Tommy_Ring
877 (Inverurie) 1296 (Turriff) 1297 (Stonehaven) 1298 (Huntly) 1383 (Fraserburgh) 1990 (Ellon) 1990DF(Boddam) 2489 (Bridge of Don) 2367 (Banchory) Wing
List of Air Training Corps squadrons
List_of_Air_Training_Corps_squadrons
Human settlement in Scotland
Boyndie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Boyndie was once home to RAF Banff Strike Wing, which played a pivotal role in protecting the area during
Boyndie
Aspect of British meteorology
1992. An earlier gust in 1962 was recorded at 177 mph (285 km/h), both at RAF Saxa Vord. However, it is expected that higher gusts than those reported
United Kingdom weather records
United_Kingdom_weather_records
March – Queen of the South F.C. formed in Dumfries by merger. 28 April – Fraserburgh life-boat Lady Rothes, on service to HM Drifter Eminent, suffers two
1919_in_Scotland
Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
served in the Second World War in the Royal Navy, and in the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1946-1958. The Bangor-class ships were designed to be mass produced
HMS_Bridlington_(J65)
1940 bomber aircraft family
of 9./KG 26). The A-3 surrendered to British forces after landing at Fraserburgh on 2 May 1945. Data from The warplanes of the Third Reich. General characteristics
Junkers_Ju_188
Human settlement in Scotland
Burghead is often known by locals as The Broch, a nickname also applied to Fraserburgh in nearby Aberdeenshire. A recent dig just beyond the boundary of Burghead
Burghead
Scotland 97.4 (Inverness) 96.6 (Speyside) 102.8 (Keith) 96.7 (Wick and Fraserburgh) 11B Nation Radio Scotland Glasgow and Dumbartonshire 96.3 (Glasgow)
List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom
Military unit
Aberdeen 221st (Peterhead) Battery at Peterhead 222nd (Fraserburgh) Battery (H) at Drill Hall, Fraserburgh 223rd (Banffshire) Battery (H) at Banff After the
1st_Fife_Artillery_Volunteers
Military unit of Britain's Volunteer Force, later its Territorial Force
citizens' battery, the members clothing and equipping themselves 5th (Fraserburgh) Aberdeenshire AVC formed on 15 February 1860 6th (Aberdeen) Aberdeenshire
1st Aberdeenshire Artillery Volunteers
1st_Aberdeenshire_Artillery_Volunteers
Village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lawrence of Arabia, rented a cottage in the village while on leave from the RAF. He referred to the cottage in his writings as "the nearest hovel to the
Collieston
Village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
the United Kingdom. Following the opening of the nearby radar station at RAF Buchan in 1952, a domestic site was opened on the site of the former railway
Boddam,_Aberdeenshire
Committee area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland
important is the nearby gas terminal at St Fergus. Remote Radar Head Buchan, an RAF air-defence radar unit, is located near Peterhead. Attempts are being made
Buchan
Human settlement in Scotland
this period there could be up to 2,000 RAF personnel based there including around 250 WAAF. A large number of RAF squadrons from a variety of nations used
Longside
British motor torpedo and gunboat
were only produced in component form in Britain. Some were built for the RAF Marine Branch for use in the long range air-sea rescue role for downed airmen
Fairmile_D_motor_torpedo_boat
landed at ports such as Peterhead, the biggest white fish port in Europe, Fraserburgh, the biggest shellfish port in Europe, Stornoway, Lerwick and Oban. The
Economy_of_Scotland
RNR, 2388W.S. Acting Skipper Lieutenant William Cardno, RNR, W.S.2849 (Fraserburgh). Acting Skipper Lieutenant Arthur George Day, RNR, W.S.2087 (Poulton
1945 Birthday Honours (Mention in Despatches)
1945_Birthday_Honours_(Mention_in_Despatches)
Karl Marx at Highgate Cemetery in London is vandalised. 21 January – Fraserburgh life-boat Duchess of Kent, on service to the Danish fishing vessel Opal
1970_in_the_United_Kingdom
Settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
RAF of Bomber Command. In May 1952, an RAF military de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 aircraft left RAF Dyce. About 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west
Tarves
Football tournament season
played at Broxburn Athletic F.C. 13 Tie played at Yoker Athletic F.C. 14 RAF Lossiemouth unable to fulfil re-arranged fixture due to festive leave and
2011–12_Scottish_Junior_Cup
Football tournament season
Athletic, Bishopmill United and Lossiemouth United, who were in abeyance, RAF Lossiemouth, who were playing in welfare football, and Spartans, who had
2013–14_Scottish_Junior_Cup
(to all traffic) Formartine and Buchan Railway Dyce to Fraserburgh and Peterhead Fraserburgh branch: 4 October 1965 (to passengers), 6 October 1979 (to
List of closed railway lines in the United Kingdom
List_of_closed_railway_lines_in_the_United_Kingdom
Village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
destroying the main railways to Inverness, and the Buchan line to Fraserburgh and Peterhead, also RAF Dyce and bridges over the River Don. Research by C.A.R.T
Newmachar
Rugby union league competition
Aberdeen Taexali Aberdeen University Medics RFC Deeside RFC Dyce RFC Fraserburgh RFC Inverness Craig Dunain RFC Peterhead RFC Turriff RFC Atholl RFC
Caledonia_Regional_League
extended. Formartine and Buchan Way 53 85 Aberdeenshire Dyce, near Aberdeen Fraserburgh and Peterhead Follows the track of the former railway line the Formartine
List of long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom
List_of_long-distance_footpaths_in_the_United_Kingdom
British royal recognitions
community in Fraserburgh. Peter Gray, Joint Managing Director, Gray and Adams Holdings Ltd. For services to Industry and to the community in Fraserburgh. Ian
2023_New_Year_Honours
Appointments and honours by King George V on June 3, 1918
Police (Canterbury) Sergeant S. D. Lawrence, Royal Field Artillery (Fraserburgh) Lance Corporal W. J. Lawson, Royal Engineers (Hendon, Sunderland) Sergeant
1918_Birthday_Honours
Football tournament season
Welfare 1 – 4 Pollok RAF Lossiemouth 0 – 5 Ballingry Rovers Bellshill Athletic 2 – 2 Glenrothes Penicuik Athletic 5 – 2 Fraserburgh United Stonehaven 3
2006–07_Scottish_Junior_Cup
List of RNLI stations in Great Britain and Ireland
Aberdeenshire Atlantic 85 Lorry-mounted davit Skipasund (B-933) Fraserburgh Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Tamar Moored afloat John Buchanan Barr (16-21) Peterhead
List_of_RNLI_stations
Football tournament season
Junior season, Stonehouse Violet returned after one year in abeyance and RAF Lossiemouth were re-admitted after one season's suspension owing to an unfulfilled
2010–11_Scottish_Junior_Cup
Category:Frances Colliery F.C. players Fraserburgh United North Fraserburgh 1976 College Park Category:Fraserburgh United F.C. players Gartcairn Moved to
List of Scottish Junior Football Association clubs
List_of_Scottish_Junior_Football_Association_clubs
Awards of British honours
Greater Manchester. Margaret Watt Anderson – For services to charity in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Rachel Paula Anderson – For services to Gender Equality
2016_Birthday_Honours
Village in Scotland
RAF Bristol Blenheim IVF light bomber with RNZAF pilot Dick Poynter, two flight crew, and two military passengers departed from RAF Dyce going to RAF
Pitmedden
British government recognitions
SSAFA in London. John Bone Rankin. For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Anne Mary, Mrs. Read. For services to the Community Association
2013_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Jane Killoh Lamb, Personnel and Welfare Officer, British Fish Canners (Fraserburgh) Ltd. For services to Export. William Frederick Lancefield, Higher Executive
1979_New_Year_Honours
Rugby league
Stobswell RFC Aberdeen Taexali Aberdeen University Medics RFC Deeside RFC Dyce RFC Fraserburgh RFC Inverness Craig Dunain RFC Peterhead RFC Turriff RFC
Scottish Regional League (rugby union)
Scottish_Regional_League_(rugby_union)
Human settlement in Scotland
Harestone Moss, close to Whitecairns, was used as a decoy airfield for RAF Dyce aerodrome. The site included a decoy control bunker and generating plant
Whitecairns
No. 47448. London. 8 August 1936. col. C, p. 12. "British Yacht. Former R.A.F. officer killed". Evening Post. Wellington, New Zealand. 11 August 1936
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1936
Class of warships used in the Second World War
Comandante Almeida Carvalho (A527), in 1964 renamed NRP Cacheu (F470) Fraserburgh J124 Lobnitz and Company, Renfrew 8 Aug 1940 12 May 1941 23 Sep 1941
Bangor-class_minesweeper
furniture in the care of the National Galleries of Scotland Fraserburgh Heritage Centre Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City & Shire Maritime website, maritime
List_of_museums_in_Scotland
123 kn (142 mph; 228 km/h) was recorded at the Kinnaird Lighthouse (Fraserburgh) on the north-east coast of Scotland. This broke the highest low-level
List_of_European_windstorms
Overview of the transport system in Scotland
Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, Forfar, Stonehaven, Aberdeen, Peterhead and Fraserburgh Within the large cities, roads become congested in peak hours. The M8
Transport_in_Scotland
Month of 1945
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2016); Dennis Nilsen, serial killer in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (d. 2018) Died: Charles Armijo Woodruff, 61
November_1945
British royal recognitions
General Post Office. Captain Robert Tait Duthie, DSC, Harbourmaster, Fraserburgh. Thomas Harold Easman, Senior Professional Accountant, War Office. John
1959_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
during Covid-19 John Anderson QFSM – For services to the community in Fraserburgh during the Covid-19 response Hannah Mary Angland – Lead Nurse, Integrated
2020_Birthday_Honours
British government recognitions
services in Caithness. Major Harold James Milne, MC, DL, Provost of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. James Corsar Mitchell, Divisional Controller, North Eastern
1954_Birthday_Honours
Former college in Kent, England
lead Wye's Department of Biological Science until 1951. Former World War II RAF Wing Commander Dunstan Skilbeck was appointed principal at the end of the
Wye_College
Fordyce and Down in 1772 Sir Alexander Fraser (c.1537-1623), founder of Fraserburgh Hugh Fraser (1817–1853), founder of House of Fraser Anita Margaret Frew
List_of_Scots
Football tournament season
Haddington Athletic replay 3–2 Dyce 1–2 St Andrew's United Lewis United 3–0 Fraserburgh United Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2–2 St. Anthony's replay 4–1 Ardrossan
2007–08_Scottish_Junior_Cup
Football tournament season
United 5 – 2 Whitletts Victoria Colony Park 1 – 6 Fauldhouse United Fraserburgh United 1 – 4 Lochgelly Albert Arbroath Victoria 1 – 4 Kelty Hearts Tayport
2012–13_Scottish_Junior_Cup
British royal recognitions
Corps, Ayr. Ritchie McLean, Foreman, I. & J. Dunfoar, Herring Curers, Fraserburgh. Adele McRobb, Member, Aberdeen Centre, Women's Voluntary Service. Charles
1961_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
services to the Police. Alistair James Ritchie, Supervisory Technician, Fraserburgh Academy, Aberdeenshire. For services to Education. John Kincaid Robb
1995_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
Eastern Telecommunications Region. Barbara Buchan, Canteen Manageress, Fraserburgh Unit, Sea Cadet Corps. Rex Buckley, Engineering Technical Officer, Grade
1972_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
George Alexander MacRae, Harbour Clerk. For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Paula Mary, Mrs. Mahon. For services to Rural Regeneration
2000_Birthday_Honours
RAF FRASERBURGH
RAF FRASERBURGH
Male
English
Medieval form of English Ralph, RAFE means "wise wolf."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German rūch, rūhe, rouch ‘hairy’, ‘shaggy’, ‘rough’.English : from a medieval personal name, a variant of Ralph.Italian (Sicily) : from a local variant of the personal name Rao, an old form of Ra(o)ul, composed of the Germanic elements rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Ralph.Indian : variant of Rao.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ray, RAE means "wise protector."Â
Female
English
English name, possibly derived from the vocabulary word ray, RAE means "sunbeam."
Male
Hindi/Indian
(राज) Hindi name RAJ means "king."
Boy/Male
English Teutonic Biblical Sanskrit
Ram.
Male
Hebrew
(רַב) Hebrew name RAV means "great" or "teacher."
Boy/Male
Sanskrit
King. Raja is an Indian or Malay princely title; Raj means 'rule.
Male
Swedish
Variant spelling of Swedish Göran, JÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Ram
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Raibeart, RAB means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Rab.
Male
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Rav, RAB means "great" or "teacher." Compare with another form of Rab.
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Rapha, RAFA means "feeble, flaccid, weak," i.e. "a shade" living in Hades, void of blood and animal life; therefore weak and languid like a sick person, but still able to think.Â
Female
Japanese
(è˜) Japanese name RAN means "lily" or "orchid."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name HAF means "summer."
Male
English
Short form of English Raymond, RAY means "wise protector."
Male
Hebrew
(רָ×) Hebrew name RAM means "high." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Hezron.
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ráðúlfr, RALF means "wise wolf." Compare with another form of Ralf.
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Greek Georgios, GÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Ram named rock
RAF FRASERBURGH
RAF FRASERBURGH
Girl/Female
German, Latin
Lure to the Rocks
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Part of Star
Girl/Female
Scottish
used as a woman's name.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Latin
Second; The Month April
Boy/Male
Hindu
One of the kauravas
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Religion
Boy/Male
Tamil
With smile
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : reduced form of McQueen.English : from a Middle English female personal name, Quena, from Old English cwene ‘queen’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Innovative
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
Lord Shiva
RAF FRASERBURGH
RAF FRASERBURGH
RAF FRASERBURGH
RAF FRASERBURGH
RAF FRASERBURGH
n.
To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles.
v. i.
To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door.
superl.
Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
n.
One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light.
superl.
Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow
superl.
Not distilled; as, raw water
superl.
Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton
superl.
Not tanned; as, raw hides
n.
A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.
superl.
Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
n.
A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray.
n.
A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.
superl.
Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
superl.
Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.
n.
One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat (M. decumanus), the black rat (M. rattus), and the roof rat (M. Alexandrinus). These were introduced into America from the Old World.
v. t.
To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc.
superl.
Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
v. t.
To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.