Montrose Air Station circa 1913, from an original postcard.

The buildings still exist today, the oldest military aircraft housing left in Britain.
The aircraft is a BE2 of No. 2 Squadron, who were the first unit to occupy the aerodrome.

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A snapshot of an Avro Tutor trainer, between the wars at RAF Montrose,
probably at Empire Air Day, 1936, the year Montrose re-opened for training.

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Alex Henshaw in the cockpit of an 8 Service Flying Training School
Hawker Fury at RAF Edzell, then a satellite of Montrose, circa 1938.

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Miles Master Mk 2 advanced trainer of RAF Montrose, circa 1940-41.

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