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Revision as of 23:37, 13 August 2015
RAF Skeabrae | |||||||||||
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Dounby, Mainland in Orkney | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 59°03′52″N 003°16′09″W / 59.06444°N 3.26917°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
In use | 1940 | -1957||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 17 metres (56 ft) 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
The following units were here at some point:
- No. 3 Squadron RAF.[1]
- No. 66 Squadron RAF.[2]
- No. 118 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 129 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 132 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 164 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 234 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 253 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 312 Squadron RAF.[8]
- No. 313 Squadron RAF.[8]
- No. 329 Squadron RAF.[9]
- No. 331 Squadron RAF.[9]
- No. 441 Squadron RAF.[10]
- No. 451 Squadron RAF.[10]
- No. 453 Squadron RAF.[11]
- No. 598 Squadron RAF.[12]
- No. 602 Squadron RAF.[12]
- No. 603 Squadron RAF.[12]
- No. 611 Squadron RAF.[13]
- 801 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
- 804 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
- 841 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
- 880 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
- 881 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
- 882 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
- 884 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
- 887 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
- 894 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
- No 1476 (Advanced Ship Recognition) Flight.[14]
- No 1491 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight[14]
- 1841 Naval Air Squadron[14]
- Advanced Ship Recognition Flight[14]
Current use
The site is currently open land.
See also
References
Citations
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Skeabrae". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
Bibliography
- Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr 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.