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RAF Dounreay was built for RAF Coastal Command in 1944, but not used by them.[1] It was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Tern II, but not commissioned and on care and maintenance until 1954.

RAF Dounreay
IATA: none ICAO: EGPY
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	RAF, Royal Navy
Location	Dounreay
In use	1944 - 1954
Elevation AMSL	112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates	58°35′0″N 3°43′40″W
Map
EGPY Location in Highland

In 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) for developing a fast breeder reactor. One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to/from the site.

See also

• Dounreay

References

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