RAF Skeabrae

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

History

Royal Air Force

The following units were here at some point:

Squadrons

Units

• Advanced Ship Recognition Flight RAF (January - February 1943) became No. 1476 (Advanced Ship Recognition) Flight RAF (February - June 1943 & June - January 1944)
• No. 1491 (Fighter Gunnery) Flight RAF (November 1942 - August 1943)
• 1841 Naval Air Squadron
• No. 2714 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2745 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2766 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2824 Squadron RAF Regiment

Royal Navy

Lodger facilities for Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadrons were granted by No. 13 and No. 14 Groups from May 1940. Following the end of the war, the airfield was transferred to Admiralty control and maintained as a station in reserve. The airbase was borne on the books of Sparrowhawk from May 1944, and was later commissioned as on 15 September 1945. By September 1946, it was borne on the books of Fulmar.

Units

Current use

The site is currently private agricultural land.

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

Citations

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