RAF Skitten facts for kids
Quick facts for kids RAF Skitten
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| Killimster, Caithness in Scotland | |||||||||||
 RAF Skitten
RAF Skitten
Shown within Caithness
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| Coordinates | 58°29′45″N 003°09′50″W / 58.49583°N 3.16389°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||||
| Code | NS | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1940-41 RAF Coastal Command 1941-45 |
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| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
| In use | December 1940 - May 1945 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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| Elevation | 20 metres (66 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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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 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.
History
- Squadrons
- No. 48 Squadron RAF
- No. 86 Squadron RAF
- No. 144 Squadron RAF
- No. 172 Squadron RAF
- No. 179 Squadron RAF
- No. 217 Squadron RAF
- No. 232 Squadron RAF
- No. 260 Squadron RAF
- No. 404 Squadron RCAF
- No. 407 Squadron RCAF
- No. 489 Squadron RNZAF
- No. 519 Squadron RAF
- No. 607 Squadron RAF
- No. 608 Squadron RAF
- No. 612 Squadron RAF
- No. 618 Squadron RAF
- 804 Naval Air Squadron
- Units
- 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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