Author Margaret Morrell has spent 20 years gathering information on the history of Turnberry Airfield, publishing the most detailed account of the airfield ever written or ever likely to be.

Speaking to many former airmen and others who worked at the airfield, Margaret has compiled a comprehensive history of Turnberry Airfield from conception to present.

Many airmen that Margaret interviewed for the book have since died, but she managed to gather together a wonderful selection of personal accounts, original photographs and other memorabilia.

Each person who died or suffered in a crash is written about in detail, and some of the old pictures of aircraft wrecks are unique, never having been published before.

The re-use of the airfield in the Second World War is also covered in considerable depth, and again, every person who was killed in the line of duty is commemorated with their details and story of their death.

In addition to the story of Turnberry Airfield, Margaret has written about the Loch Doon School of Aerial Gunnery, the major flop of the First World War, which was built in association with Turnberry.

The book includes details on what happened the buildings and runways between the wars and since the last great war, connections with Turnberry Hotel, which was used as a hospital as well as officers’ quarters.

The book is on sale at various outlets in the Kirkoswald, Turnberry and Maidens area, from Waterstones in Ayr, or by post from the publisher, Auchinleck-based Carn Publishing at www.carnpublishing.com, priced at £30.