Montrose Aerodrome Rifle Ranges

Britain’s first operational military airfield was set up in Montrose by the Royal Flying Corps in 1913.
Montrose aerodrome was a pre ww1 rfc training and flying areodrome, and saw service through to the 1950s.
Site covers a very large area.
A lot is now sadly gone but most hangers are still there but now industrial units.
This thread covers the rifle practise ranges.
But there are still many places left to explore.
1st range is in better condition than second one.
Looking along top of 1st range


looking down on target lifting gear

looking along inside of 1st range

looks like one way of getting in to some place burn the door down (dont think door is connected with range but must have been carrid a long way to get there as range is in middle of knowhare)

view from rear of range

Rrange 2 cracked all the way along the top

large crack big subsidance

cracked from one end to the other whole range leaning severly

rear of range 2


going to have a further recce in coming weeks.

This is a cool find! Can't wait to see more photo's.

more more more!!!!!!!!!!!

went in some bunkers on the aerodrome years ago the water down in one of them was red with the odd frog swimming around

theres also one where you come into a big room with random pipes



never come across the rifle range before though, nice find

I like that place ...great stuff

Good pics. Looks a really good site. Can't wait to see some more

Fabulous site. Good to see some of the lifting mechanism still in place too. Nice one.

Very, very nice find. Not seen anything from this aerodrome before. Really nice to see an old rifle range. It's in a great setting as well.

Cheers,

Sal

"Down targets, paste up!"