RAF Skeabrae

RAF Skeabrae
~~RNAS Skeabrae (HMS *Tern* II)~~
RAF Skeabrae; RNAS Skeabrae (HMS Tern II)
Dounby, Mainland, Orkney in Scotland
	RAF Skeabrae on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1941
	RAF Skeabrae Location within Orkney RAF Skeabrae RAF Skeabrae (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	59°03′52″N003°16′09″W / 59.06444°N 3.26917°W
Type	Royal Air Force station
Code	KJ
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) AMSL
Runways
09/27	976 yd (892 m) Concrete
05/23	976 yd (892 m) Concrete
14/32	992 yd (907 m) Concrete
01/19	970 yd (887 m) Concrete

Last updated May 19, 2024

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:

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

The site is currently private agricultural land.^[17]

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References

Citations

1 2 Falconer 2012, p. 177.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 24.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 45.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 59.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 75.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 78.
1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 86.
1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 87.
1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 92.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 93.
1 2 3 Jefford 1988, p. 98.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 100.
↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 134.
↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 136.
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Bibliography

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.

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[FOOTNOTEFalconer2012177-1] 1 2 Falconer 2012, p. 177.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198824-2] Jefford 1988, p. 24.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198845-3] Jefford 1988, p. 45.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198857-4] Jefford 1988, p. 57.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198859-5] 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 59.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198864-6] Jefford 1988, p. 64.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198875-7] Jefford 1988, p. 75.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198878-8] Jefford 1988, p. 78.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198886-9] 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 86.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198887-10] 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 87.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198892-11] 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 92.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198893-12] Jefford 1988, p. 93.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198898-13] 1 2 3 Jefford 1988, p. 98.

[FOOTNOTEJefford1988100-14] Jefford 1988, p. 100.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997134-15] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 134.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997136-16] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 136.

[ABCT-17] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Skeabrae". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 26 April 2020.

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