RAF Greenock

[1][2][3] RAF Greenock was created on 10 October 1940 as a maintenance base for RAF flying boats.The base was hit on 7 May 1941 during the Greenock Blitz, when a hangar and storage facility were hit, and several aircraft were destroyed.[4] The following units were here at some point:[4] Supermarine Stranraers, Consolidated Catalinas and Short Sunderlands were maintained at the site.[4] It ceased to be an RAF base in 1945 but continued in civilian use until 1950.[8] As of 2012, the RAF Club Greenock is still open.
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