Royal Air Force Alness, or more simply 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.
History
RAF Alness was previously called RAF Invergordon until 10 February 1943.[1]
The following units were based here at some point:
- No. 201 Squadron RAF[2]
- No. 209 Squadron RAF[3]
- No. 210 Squadron RAF[3]
- No. 228 Squadron RAF[4]
- No. 240 Squadron RAF[5]
- No. 4 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF[6] (June 1941 - August 1946)[7]
- No. 5 Flying Boat Servicing Unit RAF (November 1942 - 1945)[8]
- No. 6 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit RAF[6]
- No. 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF (July 1945 - April 1946)[9]
- No. 1100 Marine Craft Unit RAF[6]
- Detachment of Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF (July - October 1945)[10]
- Flying Boat Development Flight RAF (July 1924)[8]
- Seaplane Training Squadron RAF (September 1939 - March 1941) absorbed into No. 4 (C)OTU[11]
Current use
The site is now Alness Point Business Park.[6]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 147.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 67.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 70.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 74.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 76.
- ^ a b c d "Alness (Invergordon)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 234.
- ^ a b Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 148.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 116.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 93.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 270.
Bibliography
- Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
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