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Airport type
  
Military

In use
  
1920-1986 (1986)

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Owner
  
Air Ministry

Operator
  
Royal Air Force

Elevation AMSL
  
13 ft / 4 m

Year built
  
1920

RAF Alness

Location
  
Alness, Ross and Cromarty

Raf alness


RAF Alness is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.1 miles (1.8 km) southwest of Alness, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland and 14.1 miles (22.7 km) north of Inverness, Inverness-shire.

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History

RAF Alness was previously called RAF Invergordon until 10 February 1943.

The following units were based here at some point:

  • No. 201 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 209 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 210 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 228 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 240 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 4 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 5 Flying Boat Servicing Unit.
  • No. 6 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit.
  • No. 302 Ferry Training Unit.
  • No. 1100 Marine Craft Unit.
  • Coastal Command Flying Instructors School.
  • Flying Boat Development Flight.
  • Seaplane Training Squadron.

    • Current use

    The site is now Alness Point Business Park.

    References

    RAF Alness Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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