RAF Skeabrae
Royal Air Force Skeabrae or more simply RAF Skeabrae is a former Royal Air Force station located in Orkney, Mainland, United Kingdom.
RAF Skeabrae | |||||||||||||
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| Dounby, Mainland, Orkney in Scotland | |||||||||||||
  RAF Skeabrae Location within Orkney  RAF Skeabrae RAF Skeabrae (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°03′52″N 003°16′09″W | ||||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 18 metres (59 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||||
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History
The following units were here at some point:
- No. 3 Squadron RAF.[2]
- No. 66 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 118 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 129 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 132 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 164 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 234 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 253 Squadron RAF.[8]
- No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF.[9]
- No. 313 Squadron RAF.[9]
- No. 329 Squadron RAF.[10]
- No. 331 Squadron RAF.[10]
- No. 441 Squadron RCAF.[11]
- No. 451 Squadron RAAF.[11]
- No. 453 Squadron RAAF.[12]
- No. 598 Squadron RAF.[13]
- No. 602 Squadron RAF.[13]
- No. 603 Squadron RAF.[13]
- No. 611 Squadron RAF.[14]
- 801 Naval Air Squadron.[15]
- 804 Naval Air Squadron.[15]
- 841 Naval Air Squadron.[15]
- 880 Naval Air Squadron.[15]
- 881 Naval Air Squadron.[15]
- 882 Naval Air Squadron.[15]
- 884 Naval Air Squadron.[15]
- 887 Naval Air Squadron.[15]
- 894 Naval Air Squadron.[15]
- Advanced Ship Recognition Flight RAF[15] became No. 1476 (Advanced Ship Recognition) Flight RAF.[15]
- No. 1491 (Fighter Gunnery) Flight RAF[15]
- 1841 Naval Air Squadron[15]
- No. 2714 Squadron RAF Regiment[15]
- No. 2745 Squadron RAF Regiment[15]
- No. 2766 Squadron RAF Regiment[15]
- No. 2824 Squadron RAF Regiment[15]
Current use
The site is currently open land.[15]
References
Citations
- Falconer 1998, p. 78.
- Jefford 1988, p. 24.
- Jefford 1988, p. 45.
- Jefford 1988, p. 57.
- Jefford 1988, p. 59.
- Jefford 1988, p. 64.
- Jefford 1988, p. 75.
- Jefford 1988, p. 78.
- Jefford 1988, p. 86.
- Jefford 1988, p. 87.
- Jefford 1988, p. 92.
- Jefford 1988, p. 93.
- Jefford 1988, p. 98.
- Jefford 1988, p. 100.
- "Skeabrae". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
Bibliography
- Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
- 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.
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