RAF Balado Bridge
Royal Air Force Balado Bridge or more simply RAF Balado Bridge is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3 kilometres) west of Kinross, in central Scotland. It opened in 1942 as a satellite airfield to RAF Grangemouth, and closed in 1957. It has since served as a NATO satellite station, a microlight flying base, and as the venue for the T in the Park music festival.
| RAF Balado Bridge | |||||||||
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| Kinross, Perth and Kinross in Scotland | |||||||||
T in the Park on the former Balado airfield in 2005 | |||||||||
RAF Balado Bridge Shown within Perth and Kinross RAF Balado Bridge RAF Balado Bridge (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°12′43″N 003°27′44″W | ||||||||
| Type | Satellite Airfield | ||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force War Office 1944- | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||
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| Built | 1941 | ||||||||
| In use | March 1942-1957 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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