RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw) | |
Ensign: | Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Location: | Crail, Fife |
Country: | Scotland |
Type: | Royal Naval Air Station |
Pushpin Map: | Scotland Fife#UK |
Pushpin Label: | RNAS Crail |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Fife |
Ownership: | Admiralty |
Operator: | Royal Navy |
Controlledby: | Fleet Air Arm |
Built: | 1940 |
Used: | 1918-? 1940- |
Battles: | European theatre of World War II |
Elevation: | 23m (75feet) |
R1-Number: | 03/21 |
R1-Length: | 914m (2,999feet) |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
R2-Number: | 07/25 |
R2-Length: | 1097m (3,599feet) |
R2-Surface: | Concrete |
R3-Number: | 12/30 |
R3-Length: | 914m (2,999feet) |
R3-Surface: | Concrete |
R4-Number: | 16/34 |
R4-Length: | 914m (2,999feet) |
R4-Surface: | Concrete |
Royal Naval Air Station Crail (RNAS Crail, also known as HMS Jackdaw) is a former Royal Naval Air Station of the Fleet Air Arm located east of Anstruther, Fife and from St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was home to a site of the Joint Services School for Linguists from 1956 to 1960.
A number of units were here at some point:
The site is currently used for industrial work farming and car drag racing.