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RAF Findo Gask was a Royal Air Force airfield located west of Perth, Scotland used during the Second World War ==History== It was opened on 14 June 1941 as a Flying Training Airfield. It would appear that it had 3 runways made of Sommerfeld Track (a form of wire netting based surface). The Tower is of the "Watch Office for All Commands" (12779/41) type, with an extra floor and reduced size front windows. There were 8 hangars, One T2 hangar (), 3 Blisters ( in height), 4 Dorman Long Blisters ( in height). There seems to have been a flooding problem at the airfield due poor drainage; the airfield was often waterlogged and muddy and continued flooding led to the eventual abandonment of the airfield in 1944, when all training moved to RAF Tealing. The airfield also proved to be to unsuitable for the North American Mustang. In late 1944 the airfield was used by units from the Polish Army for training purposes.〔(RAF Findo Gask ) Controltowers.co.uk〕 After the war ended the airfield was designated as Camp 233, and the accommodation was used to house German prisoners-of-war, who worked the land in the area.〔(Extract from HL Deb 31 July 1946 vol 142 c1234WA )〕 The airfield was then home to a maintenance unit, No. 260 Maintenance Unit, and used for storage until 1948. The Perth and District Motor Club held motorcycles races at Gask (also at Errol Aerodrome and Balado).〔() Perth and District Motor Club. Retrieved 2013-11-17〕 There are no signs of the airfield runways today and the area is mainly used for agriculture, although one area of the airfield near the Tower does appear to have had housing built on it. The control tower, previously in a derelict state, is now being restored as a private home. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/9775390/Top-15-unusual-buildings-for-sale.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RAF Findo Gask」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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