RAF Skitten

Royal Air Force Skitten or more simply RAF Skitten is a former Royal Air Force satellite station directly east of the village of Killimster, located north east of Watten, Caithness, Scotland, and northwest of Wick, Caithness, Scotland. On 19 November 1942, Operation Freshman departed from RAF Skitten.

History

• No. 1693 (General Reconnaissance) Flight (September - December 1943)
• No. 2709 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2716 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 4010 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment

Current use

The site is now used for quarrying and as farmland.

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

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