RAF Skeabrae

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

RAF Skeabrae
Dounby, Mainland, Orkney in Scotland
RAF Skeabrae Location within Orkney
Coordinates	59°03′52″N 003°16′09″W
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force Fleet Air Arm
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)
In use	1940 (1940)-1957 (1957)
Airfield information
Elevation	17 metres (56 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 27/09 976 yd (892 m) Concrete 23/05 976 yd (892 m) Concrete 14/32 992 yd (907 m) Concrete 01/19 970 yd (887 m) Concrete

History

The following units were here at some point:

• No. 3 Squadron RAF.[1]
• No. 66 Squadron RAF.[2]
• No. 118 Squadron RAF.[3]
• No. 129 Squadron RAF.[4]
• No. 132 Squadron RAF.[4]
• No. 164 Squadron RAF.[5]
• No. 234 Squadron RAF.[6]
• No. 253 Squadron RAF.[7]
• No. 312 Squadron RAF.[8]
• No. 313 Squadron RAF.[8]
• No. 329 Squadron RAF.[9]
• No. 331 Squadron RAF.[9]
• No. 441 Squadron RAF.[10]
• No. 451 Squadron RAF.[10]
• No. 453 Squadron RAF.[11]
• No. 598 Squadron RAF.[12]
• No. 602 Squadron RAF.[12]
• No. 603 Squadron RAF.[12]
• No. 611 Squadron RAF.[13]
• 801 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
• 804 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
• 841 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
• 880 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
• 881 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
• 882 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
• 884 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
• 887 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
• 894 Naval Air Squadron.[14]
• Advanced Ship Recognition Flight RAF[14] became No. 1476 (Advanced Ship Recognition) Flight RAF.[14]
• No. 1491 (Fighter Gunnery) Flight RAF[14]
• 1841 Naval Air Squadron[14]
• No. 2714 Squadron RAF Regiment[14]
• No. 2745 Squadron RAF Regiment[14]
• No. 2766 Squadron RAF Regiment[14]
• No. 2824 Squadron RAF Regiment[14]

Current use

The site is currently open land.[14]

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

Citations

1. Jefford 1988, p. 24.
2. Jefford 1988, p. 45.
3. Jefford 1988, p. 57.
4. Jefford 1988, p. 59.
5. Jefford 1988, p. 64.
6. Jefford 1988, p. 75.
7. Jefford 1988, p. 78.
8. Jefford 1988, p. 86.
9. Jefford 1988, p. 87.
10. Jefford 1988, p. 92.
11. Jefford 1988, p. 93.
12. Jefford 1988, p. 98.
13. Jefford 1988, p. 100.
14. "Skeabrae". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

Bibliography

• Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.