ROYAL AIR FORCE FLYING TRAINING COMMAND, 1940-1945. - Oblique aerial view of Prestwick airfield from the west, showing the northern section of the airfield, including the Scottish Aviation Ltd complex, and the threshhold of the 6,600 ft x 300 ft concrete main runway (14/32) under construction (extreme right). Immediately to the left of the runway can be seen the remains of the Scottish Flying Training School buildings, the central portion of which, consisting of the administration offices and Watch Office, was burned down on 3 February 1941. At the left of the complex is the Palace of Engineer
ROYAL AIR FORCE FLYING TRAINING COMMAND, 1940-1945. - Oblique aerial view of Prestwick airfield from the west, showing the northern section of the airfield, including the Scottish Aviation Ltd complex, and the threshhold of the 6,600 ft x 300 ft concrete main runway (14/32) under construction (extreme right). Immediately to the left of the runway can be seen the remains of the Scottish Flying Training School buildings, the central portion of which, consisting of the administration offices and Watch Office, was burned down on 3 February 1941. At the left of the complex is the Palace of Engineering from the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, moved to Prestwick by September 1940 as an aircraft maintenance facility and known as 'No. 3 Factory'. Numerous aircraft are parked on the airfield, including, in the foreground, Avro Ansons of No. 1 Air Observer and Navigation School, and, behind the SAL complex, Consolidated Liberators of the Return Ferry Service. Part of the village of Monkton can be seen on the extreme left Royal Air Force, 1 Camouflage Unit, Royal Air Force, Air Observers Navigation School, 3, Aldergrove
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