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{{Short description|Former Royal Air Force station on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland}} |
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{{Infobox military installation |
{{Infobox military installation |
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| name = RAF Skeabrae |
| name = RAF Skeabrae<br /><S>RNAS Skeabrae (HMS ''Tern'' II)</S> |
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| ensign = [[File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg|90px]] |
| ensign = [[File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg|90px]] [[File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg|90px]] |
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| partof = |
| partof = <!-- for elements within a larger site --> |
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| location = [[Dounby]], [[Mainland, Orkney|Mainland]] |
| location = [[Dounby]], [[Mainland, Orkney|Mainland]], [[Orkney]] |
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| nearest_town = |
| nearest_town = <!-- used in military test site infobox --> |
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| country = |
| country = Scotland |
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| image = Target Dossier for Skeabrae, Orkney, Scotland - DPLA - db8db99e7978cc2617ecf091dbb1025d (page 1).jpg |
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| caption = RAF Skeabrae on a target dossier of the German [[Luftwaffe]], 1941 |
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| image2 = <!--secondary image, major command emblems for airfields --> |
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| type = [[Royal Air Force station]] |
| type = [[List of former Royal Air Force stations|Royal Air Force station]] |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|59|03|52|N|003|16|09|W|region:GB_type:airport|display=inline,title}} |
| coordinates = {{Coord|59|03|52|N|003|16|09|W|region:GB_type:airport|display=inline,title}} |
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| latd =59 | latm =03 | lats =52 | latNS = N |
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| longd =003 | longm =16 | longs =09 | longEW = W |
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| coordinates_type = airport |
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| coordinates_region = GB |
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| image_map = File:Orkney Islands UK location map.svg |
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| image_mapsize = 300 |
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| image_map_caption = Orkney islands |
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| ownership = [[Air Ministry]] |
| ownership = [[Air Ministry]] |
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| operator = [[Royal Air Force]] |
| operator = [[Royal Air Force]]<BR>[[Royal Navy]] |
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| controlledby = |
| controlledby = [[RAF Fighter Command]]<BR>[[Fleet Air Arm]] |
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| open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc --> |
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| site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox --> |
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| site_other = <!-- for other sorts of facilities – radar types etc --> |
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| area = |
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| site_area = <!-- area of site m2, km2 square mile etc --> |
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| code = |
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| code = KJ{{sfn|Falconer|2012|p=177}} |
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| built = {{Start date|1940}} |
| built = {{Start date|1940}} |
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| used = {{Start date|1940}}-{{End date|1957}} |
| used = August {{Start date|1940}} - {{End date|1957}} |
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| height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level --> |
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| length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs --> |
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| fate = |
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| fate = <!--changed from demolished parameter--> |
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| battles = |
| battles = [[European theatre of World War II]] |
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| past_commanders = <!-- past notable commander(s) --> |
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| garrison = <!-- such as the 25th Bombardment Group --> |
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| occupants = <!-- squadrons only --> |
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| elevation = {{Convert| |
| elevation = {{Convert|18|m|0}}{{sfn|Falconer|2012|p=177}} |
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| r1-number = |
| r1-number = 09/27 |
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| r1-length = {{Convert|976|yd|m|abbr=on|0}} |
| r1-length = {{Convert|976|yd|m|abbr=on|0}} |
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| r1-surface = Concrete |
| r1-surface = Concrete |
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| r2-number = |
| r2-number = 05/23 |
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| r2-length = {{Convert|976|yd|m|abbr=on|0}} |
| r2-length = {{Convert|976|yd|m|abbr=on|0}} |
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| r2-surface = Concrete |
| r2-surface = Concrete |
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| r3-number = 14/32 |
| r3-number = 14/32 |
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| r3-length = {{Convert|992|yd|m|abbr=on|0}} |
| r3-length = {{Convert|992|yd|m|abbr=on|0}} |
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| r3-surface = Concrete |
| r3-surface = Concrete |
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| r4-number = 01/19 |
| r4-number = 01/19 |
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| r4-length = {{Convert|970|yd|m|abbr=on|0}} |
| r4-length = {{Convert|970|yd|m|abbr=on|0}} |
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| r4-surface = Concrete |
| r4-surface = Concrete |
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| airfield_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox |
| airfield_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox --> |
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| airfield_other = <!-- for other sorts of airfield facilities |
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'''Royal Air Force Skeabrae''' or more simply '''RAF Skeabrae''' is a former [[Royal Air Force]] [[Royal Air Force |
'''Royal Air Force Skeabrae''', or more simply '''RAF Skeabrae''', is a former [[Royal Air Force]] [[List of former Royal Air Force stations|station]] located in [[Orkney]], [[Mainland, Orkney|Mainland]], [[United Kingdom]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The following units were here at some point: |
The following units were here at some point: |
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;Squadrons |
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* [[No. 66 Squadron RAF]].{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=45}} |
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* [[No. 3 Squadron RAF]] (1941){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=24}} |
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* [[No. 66 Squadron RAF]] (1943){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=45}} |
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* [[No. 118 Squadron RAF]] (1944){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=57}} |
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* [[No. 129 Squadron RAF]] (1943){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=59}} |
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* [[No. |
* [[No. 132 Squadron RAF]] (1942){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=59}} |
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* [[No. 164 Squadron RAF]] (1942){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=64}} |
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* [[No. 234 Squadron RAF]] (1943){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=75}} |
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* [[No. 253 Squadron RAF]] (1941){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=78}} |
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* [[No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF]] (1943){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=86}} |
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* [[No. 313 Squadron RAF]] (1944){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=86}} |
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* [[No. |
* [[No. 329 Squadron RAF]] (1945){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=87}} |
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* [[No. 331 Squadron RAF]] (1941-42){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=87}} |
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* [[441 Tactical Fighter Squadron|No. 441 Squadron RCAF]] (1944-45){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=92}} |
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* [[No. 451 Squadron RAAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=92}} |
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* [[No. 453 Squadron RAAF]] (1943-44){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=93}} |
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* [[No. 598 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=98}} |
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* [[No. 602 Squadron RAF]] (1942-43 & 1944){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=98}} |
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* [[No. 611 Squadron RAF]] (1944){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=100}} |
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* [[Advanced Ship Recognition Flight RAF]] (January - February 1943) became [[No. 1476 (Advanced Ship Recognition) Flight RAF]] (February - June 1943 & June - January 1944){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=134}} |
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* [[No. 1491 (Fighter Gunnery) Flight RAF]] (November 1942 - August 1943){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=136}} |
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* [[1841 Naval Air Squadron]]<ref name="ABCT"/> |
* [[1841 Naval Air Squadron]]<ref name="ABCT"/> |
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* [[No. 2714 Squadron RAF Regiment]]<ref name="ABCT"/> |
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* [[No. 2824 Squadron RAF Regiment]]<ref name="ABCT"/> |
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* [[804 Naval Air Squadron]]<ref name="ABCT"/> |
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==Current use== |
==Current use== |
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The site is currently |
The site is currently private agricultural land.<ref name="ABCT"/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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===Bibliography=== |
===Bibliography=== |
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*{{cite book |last1= |
*{{cite book |last1=Falconer|first1=J|title=RAF Airfields of World War 2 |year=2012 |publisher= Ian Allan Publishing|location= UK|isbn=978-1-85780-349-5}} |
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*{{cite book |last1=Jefford |first1= C G |title= RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 |year=1988 |publisher= Airlife |location= [[Shrewsbury]] |isbn= 1-85310-053-6 }} |
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*{{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=R|last2=Hamlin|first2=J|last3=Halley|first3=J|title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units |year=1997 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location= UK|isbn=0-85130-252-1}} |
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{{Royal Air Force}} |
{{Royal Air Force}} |
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{{Royal Naval Air Stations}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Skeabrae, RAF}} |
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[[Category:Royal Air Force stations in |
[[Category:Royal Air Force stations in Scotland]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Orkney]] |
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[[Category:Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:Military airbases established in 1940]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:41, 18 May 2024
RAF Skeabrae | |||||||||||||
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Dounby, Mainland, Orkney in Scotland | |||||||||||||
![]() RAF Skeabrae on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1941 | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 59°03′52″N 003°16′09″W / 59.06444°N 3.26917°W | ||||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||||
Code | KJ[1] | ||||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force Royal Navy | ||||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||||
Built | 1940 | ||||||||||||
In use | August 1940 | - 1957||||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||||
Elevation | 18 metres (59 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Skeabrae, or more simply RAF Skeabrae, is a former Royal Air Force station located in Orkney, Mainland, United Kingdom.
History
[edit]The following units were here at some point:
- Squadrons
- No. 3 Squadron RAF (1941)[2]
- No. 66 Squadron RAF (1943)[3]
- No. 118 Squadron RAF (1944)[4]
- No. 129 Squadron RAF (1943)[5]
- No. 132 Squadron RAF (1942)[5]
- No. 164 Squadron RAF (1942)[6]
- No. 234 Squadron RAF (1943)[7]
- No. 253 Squadron RAF (1941)[8]
- No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF (1943)[9]
- No. 313 Squadron RAF (1944)[9]
- No. 329 Squadron RAF (1945)[10]
- No. 331 Squadron RAF (1941-42)[10]
- No. 441 Squadron RCAF (1944-45)[11]
- No. 451 Squadron RAAF[11]
- No. 453 Squadron RAAF (1943-44)[12]
- No. 598 Squadron RAF[13]
- No. 602 Squadron RAF (1942-43 & 1944)[13]
- No. 603 Squadron RAF[13]
- No. 611 Squadron RAF (1944)[14]
- Units
- Advanced Ship Recognition Flight RAF (January - February 1943) became No. 1476 (Advanced Ship Recognition) Flight RAF (February - June 1943 & June - January 1944)[15]
- No. 1491 (Fighter Gunnery) Flight RAF (November 1942 - August 1943)[16]
- 1841 Naval Air Squadron[17]
- No. 2714 Squadron RAF Regiment[17]
- No. 2745 Squadron RAF Regiment[17]
- No. 2766 Squadron RAF Regiment[17]
- No. 2824 Squadron RAF Regiment[17]
- Royal Navy
Current use
[edit]The site is currently private agricultural land.[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 177.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 24.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 45.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 59.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 75.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 78.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 86.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 87.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 92.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 93.
- ^ a b c Jefford 1988, p. 98.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 100.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 134.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 136.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Skeabrae". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
Bibliography
[edit]- Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.