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Airport type
  
Military

Location
  
Killimster, Caithness

Elevation AMSL
  
85 ft / 26 m

Year built
  
1940

Operator
  
Royal Air Force

In use
  
1940-1945 (1945)

00/00
  
0

Owner
  
Air Ministry

RAF Skitten

RAF Skitten is a former Royal Air Force 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.

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History

  • 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 RAF.
  • No. 407 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 489 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 519 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 607 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 608 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 612 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 618 Squadron RAF.
  • 804 Naval Air Squadron.
  • No. 1693 (General Reconnaissance) Flight.

    • Current use

    The site is now used for quarrying and as farmland.

    References

    RAF Skitten Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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