Old photograph of Pipers at the entrance to the airport by Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish airport began life around 1934, primarily as a training airfield, with a hangar, offices and control tower constructed by the end of 1935. The airport's original owner was David Fowler McIntyre, also the owner of Scottish Aviation with backing from the then Duke of Hamilton. MacIntyre and Hamilton were the first aviators to fly over Mount Everest in 1933. The United States Air Force, USAF, operated a base in 1952 on the site of the original airport using former Royal Air Force, RAF, facilities, the USAF Military Air Transport Service, MATS, 1631st Air Base Squadron), and in 1953 on the Monkton side of the airport, both used by the USAF MATS. The USAF base closed in 1966.
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