RAF Skeabrae

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RAF Skeabrae
RNAS Skeabrae (HMS Tern II)
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Dounby, Mainland, Orkney in Scotland
Target Dossier for Skeabrae, Orkney, Scotland - DPLA - db8db99e7978cc2617ecf091dbb1025d (page 1).jpg
RAF Skeabrae on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1941
Site information
Type Royal Air Force station
CodeKJ [1]
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
Controlled by RAF Fighter Command
Fleet Air Arm
Location
Orkney Islands UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
RAF Skeabrae
Location within Orkney
United Kingdom adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
RAF Skeabrae
RAF Skeabrae (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates 59°03′52″N003°16′09″W / 59.06444°N 3.26917°W / 59.06444; -3.26917
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In useAugust 1940 (1940) - 1957 (1957)
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation18 metres (59 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/27976 yd (892 m) Concrete
05/23976 yd (892 m) Concrete
14/32992 yd (907 m) Concrete
01/19970 yd (887 m) Concrete

Royal Air Force Skeabrae, or more simply RAF Skeabrae, is a former Royal Air Force station located in Orkney, Mainland, United Kingdom.

Contents

History

The following units were here at some point:

Squadrons
Units
Royal Navy

Current use

The site is currently private agricultural land. [17]

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Falconer 2012, p. 177.
  2. Jefford 1988, p. 24.
  3. Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  4. Jefford 1988, p. 57.
  5. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 59.
  6. Jefford 1988, p. 64.
  7. Jefford 1988, p. 75.
  8. Jefford 1988, p. 78.
  9. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 86.
  10. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  11. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 92.
  12. Jefford 1988, p. 93.
  13. 1 2 3 Jefford 1988, p. 98.
  14. Jefford 1988, p. 100.
  15. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 134.
  16. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 136.
  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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