Broomfield Aerodrome
Location type
Name and dates
Broomfield Aerodrome (1913-1920)Description
This aerodrome was to the north east of Broomfield Junction.
It was served by a siding from 1919, removed in 1937.
It re-opened in 1936 and closed again in 1952. A training aircraft, an Airspeed Oxford, crashed into the signal box at the junction in 1939.
Sheds from this remain alongside the former trackbed of the Montrose and Bervie Railway.
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AirportExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Broomfield Hillside [NB] Montrose Dubton Montrose [CR] North Water Bridge Halt St Cyrus Craigo Bridge of Dun Lauriston Lunan Bay Marykirk Johnshaven Farnell Road Brotherton (Private) | Broomfield Junction Hillside Distillery Montrose North Junction Montrose Shed [NBR] Montrose [CR] Timber Yard Kinnaber Junction North Water Bridge Viaduct Montrose Shed [CR] Montrose Grain Store Montrose West Quay Montrose Wet Dock Montrose Harbour Ship Building Yard South Esk Viaduct Tourist/other Scurdie Ness Lighthouse |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
