MONTROSE AERODROME MUSEUM SOCIETY

GB2MAS

Montrose, located on the East coast of Scotland has one of the oldest air stations in the UK. The air field was brought into sevice in 1913 and was very active during the two world wars and the years between. Below is a brief list of Army,Air Force and Navy units that have used the airstation

Royal Flying Corps no2 Squadron 1913-1914

Royal Naval AirService 1915 30 Wing HQ 1918

No 26 Training Depot 1918

No 32 Training Depot 1918

No 8 Service Flying Training School RAF 1936-1942

2789 Squadron RAF Regiment; Ground Defence

R/T Radio Cabin (part of flying control tower) 1943-1944 HQ Signals using 90ft mast. Original Morse replaced by RTTY 1938

417 Battery 56 Searchlight Regd Royal Artillery 1940

665 Constuction Company Royal Engineers 1940

Black Watch Camps Airfield Defence 1940

Black Watch Camps.Various from 1940-1944 Gordon Camps

No 11 Air Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit 1944

A TR radio station was located on the Airstation in 1941

GB2MAS Will be run over the weekend of 4th - 5th May a full 48 hrs! by members of the Strathmore ARC (GM3GBZ) main ops will be MM0ERK Brian and MM0BSX Graham both QTHR.

All QSL cards via RSGB BURO.

NEW Many thanks to all stations that made contact with GB2MAS. All QSL's are being dealt with by myself and Brian MM0ERK and will be sent via the Buro. Any cards sent by post to either of us with a SAE will be welcome.

73s for now de MM0BSX Graham