Royal Air Force Skitten or more simply RAF Skitten is a former
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
satellite station
A broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater (two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or tran ...
directly east of the village of
Killimster
Killimster is a small remote scattered hamlet in Wick, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. RAF Skitten
Royal Air Force Skitten or more simply RAF Skitten is a former Royal Air Force satel ...
, located north east of
Watten
Watten may refer to:
Places
* Watten, Nord, a commune in the Nord ''département'' of France
** ''Blockhaus d'Éperlecques'' or Watten bunker, intended to be a launching facility for the V-2 ballistic missile
* Watten, Highland, a village in Cai ...
,
Caithness,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
and northwest of
Wick
Wick most often refers to:
* Capillary action ("wicking")
** Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp
** Solder wick, a copper-braided wire used to desolder electronic contacts
Wick or WICK may also refer to:
Places and placename ...
, Caithness, Scotland. On 19 November 1942,
Operation Freshman
Operation Freshman was the codename given to a British airborne operation conducted in November 1942 during World War II. It was the first British airborne operation conducted using Airspeed Horsa gliders, and its target was the Vemork ''No ...
departed from RAF Skitten.
History
;Squadrons:
;Units:
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No. 1693 (General Reconnaissance) Flight (September - December 1943)
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No. 2709 Squadron RAF Regiment
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No. 2716 Squadron RAF Regiment
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No. 4010 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
Current use
The site is now used for quarrying and as farmland.
See also
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List of former Royal Air Force stations
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force.
The stations are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the du ...
References
Citations
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Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
Royal Air Force stations in Scotland
Caithness
Defunct airports in Scotland
Military airbases established in 1940