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RAF Skitten
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Killimster, Caithness in Scotland
RAF Skitten is located in Caithness
RAF Skitten
RAF Skitten
RAF Skitten is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Skitten
RAF Skitten
Shown within Caithness
Coordinates 58°29′45″N 003°09′50″W / 58.49583°N 3.16389°W / 58.49583; -3.16389
Type Royal Air Force Satellite Station
Code NS
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Fighter Command 1940-41
RAF Coastal Command 1941-45
Site history
Built 1940 (1940)
In use December 1940 - May 1945 (1945)
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation 20 metres (66 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Tarmac
00/00  Tarmac
00/00  Tarmac

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
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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