RAF Skitten
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| Summary | |||
| 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 | 58°29′45″N 003°09′50″W / 58.49583°N 3.16389°WCoordinates: 58°29′45″N 003°09′50″W / 58.49583°N 3.16389°W | ||
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  RAF Skitten | |||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 00/00 | 0 | 0 | Asphalt |
| 00/00 | 0 | 0 | Asphalt |
| 00/00 | 0 | 0 | Asphalt |
RAF Skitten is a former Royal Air Force station 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.
History[]
- No. 48 Squadron RAF.[1]
- No. 86 Squadron RAF.[2]
- No. 144 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 172 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 179 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 217 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 232 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 260 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 404 Squadron RAF.[8]
- No. 407 Squadron RAF.[8]
- No. 489 Squadron RAF.[9]
- No. 519 Squadron RAF.[10]
- No. 607 Squadron RAF.[11]
- No. 608 Squadron RAF.[11]
- No. 612 Squadron RAF.[12]
- No. 618 Squadron RAF.[13]
- 804 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
- No. 1693 (General Reconnaissance) Flight.[14]
Current use[]
The site is now used for quarrying and as farmland.[14]
See also[]
References[]
Citations[]
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 41.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 51.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 61.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jefford 1988, p. 65.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 71.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 74.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 80.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jefford 1988, p. 89.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 95.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Jefford 1988, p. 99.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 100.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 101.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Skitten". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/skitten. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
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.
External links[]
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