RAF Skeabrae

RAF Skeabrae
RNAS Skeabrae (HMS Tern II)
Dounby, Mainland, Orkney in Scotland
RAF Skeabrae on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1941
Site information
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeKJ
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Royal Navy
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
Fleet Air Arm
Location
RAF Skeabrae
Location within Orkney
RAF Skeabrae
RAF Skeabrae (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates59°03′52″N 003°16′09″W / 59.06444°N 3.26917°W / 59.06444; -3.26917
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In useAugust 1940 (1940) - 1957 (1957)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation18 metres (59 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/27 976 yd (892 m) Concrete
05/23 976 yd (892 m) Concrete
14/32 992 yd (907 m) Concrete
01/19 970 yd (887 m) Concrete

Royal Air Force Skeabrae, or more simply RAF Skeabrae, is a former Royal Air Force station located in Orkney, Mainland, United Kingdom.

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