RAF Skitten
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RAF Skitten |
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IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Killimster, Caithness | ||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||
In use | 1940-1945 | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 85 ft / 26 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Location in Caithness | |||||||||||||||||||
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RAF Skitten is a former Royal Air Force station directly east of the village of Killimster, located 5.1 miles (8.2 km) north east of Watten, Caithness, Scotland and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) northwest of Wick, Caithness, Scotland. On 19 November 1942, Operation Freshman departed from RAF Skitten.[1]
Contents
History
- No. 48 Squadron RAF.[2]
- No. 86 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 144 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 172 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 179 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 217 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 232 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 260 Squadron RAF.[8]
- No. 404 Squadron RAF.[9]
- No. 407 Squadron RAF.[9]
- No. 489 Squadron RAF.[10]
- No. 519 Squadron RAF.[11]
- No. 607 Squadron RAF.[12]
- No. 608 Squadron RAF.[12]
- No. 612 Squadron RAF.[13]
- No. 618 Squadron RAF.[14]
- 804 Naval Air Squadron.[15]
- No. 1693 (General Reconnaissance) Flight.[15]
Current use
The site is now used for quarrying and as farmland.[15]
See also
References
Citations
- ↑ Otway, p.72
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 41.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 51.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 61.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jefford 1988, p. 65.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 71.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 74.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 80.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jefford 1988, p. 89.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 95.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Jefford 1988, p. 99.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 100.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 101.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bibliography
- Jefford, C.G, MBE, BA, RAF (Retd). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
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