RAF Prestwick

Royal Air Force station in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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1936 — 2013

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Location: 55.4972, -4.59028, ///lower.oddly.slice, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1679-06-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Drumclog

1307-05-18T00:00:00Z

Battle of Loudoun Hill

1648-06-12T00:00:00Z

Battle of Mauchline Muir

1307-02-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Turnberry

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Frameless

Pilots of No. 1 Squadron RCAF with one of their Hawker Hurricanes at Prestwick, Scotland, 30 October 1940. CH1733

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Secret Scotland article@			Wikidata
conflict	1679	Battle of Drumclog	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1307	Battle of Loudoun Hill	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1648	Battle of Mauchline Muir	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1307	Battle of Turnberry	battle, google		Wikidata
bunker		Ayr Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	bunker, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters		Wikidata
castle		Ardrossan Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Auchinleck Castle	castle ruin, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Baltersan Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie	tower house, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Caldwell Tower	tower house, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Culzean Castle	country house, tower house, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Dalquharran Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Dundonald Castle	level terrain fort, contour fort, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Dunure Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Greenan Castle	promontory fort, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Montfode Castle	tower house, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Seagate Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Sorn Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1873	Turnberry Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1974	Ayrshire Yeomanry Museum	regimental museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1350	Dean Castle	local authority museum, military museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	1940	Pilots of No. 1 Squadron RCAF with one of their Hawker Hurricanes at Prestwick, Scotland, 30 October 1940. CH1733			Wikimedia