Latitude 55°57'02"N Longitude 02°53'36"W


ACQUISITION	Lodger facility for R.N. Air Section at R.A.F. Station. Transferred to Admiralty on indefinite Loan from R.A.F. No.13 Group 21.4.1945
COMMISSIONED	21.4.1945 as a tender to RNAS Donibristle with accounts held in MERLIN 01.6.1945 as independent command NIGHTHAWK II, tender to RNAS Drem.
PAID OFF	15.3.1946
DISPOSAL	Returned to RAF control.
C.O./O.I.C.

FUNCTION	Tender to RNAS Drem.
ADDRESS	R.N. Air Station Macmerry, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
LOCALITY	The airfield lies 2½ mile W. of the town of Tranent and 14 miles E. of Edinburgh
LANDMARKS	The Firth of Forth 2 miles N. Hope Town monument, Firth of Forth.
ROAD AND RAIL ACCESS	Railway station (LNER) at Longniddry 2 miles distant,


CONTROL	Control Building
ELEVATION	300 ' above M.S.L.
RUNWAYS	Irregular grass landing area WNW/ESE 1500yds. NW/SE 1200 yds. NNW/SSE 1200 yds.
TRACKS
OBSTRUCTIONS	Navigation	None.
	Circuit
	Approach	None.
APPROACH	No special approach recommended.
WIND INDICATOR

ACCOMMODATION

Living quarters

Capacity: Figures are for billets available on site not necessarily actual staffing.

ARMOURIES

COMPASS BASE

DISPERSAL

HANGARS

Hangars

MEDICAL

METEOROLOGICAL

FUEL AND OIL

TEST BASE

TEST BUTT

WORKSHOPS

VISITORS

EXPLOSIVES

BOMBING AND FIRING RANGES

Air to air

Air to ground and R. p. Firing

Live and practice bombing

Practice bombing

Assault training

Information taken from CB 4368 B. Admiralty Handbook of Naval Air Stations Aug. 45

List of first and second line squadrons, station flight and other flying units based at, or operated from, this location

734	Night Fighter School Based at RNAS Drem it is possible use of the airfield by this squadron. Equipped with Hellcat II.NF, Firefly NF.I, Harvard and Anson,

770	Fleet Requirements Unit Based atRN Air Sect Drem from July 1944, it is possible use of the airfield by this squadron. Equipped mainly with Martinet and Hurricanes

1791	Two Seater Night Fighter Squadron Operated from RNAS Drem from J18th une 1945 until moving to RNAS Burscough on August 18th. Equipped with Firefly NF.I.

1792	Two Seater Night Fighter Squadron Operated from RNAS Drem from 29th August 1945 until moving to RNAS Machrihanish on November 27th 1945. Equipped with Firefly NF.I.