Royal Air Force Skeabrae, or more simply RAF Skeabrae, is a former Royal Air Force station located in Orkney, Mainland, United Kingdom.
RAF Skeabrae | |||||||||||||
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Dounby, Mainland, Orkney in Scotland | |||||||||||||
RAF Skeabrae Location within Orkney RAF Skeabrae RAF Skeabrae (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 59°03′52″N 003°16′09″W / 59.06444°N 3.26917°W | ||||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||||
Code | KJ[1] | ||||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force Royal Navy | ||||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||||
Built | 1940 | ||||||||||||
In use | August 1940 | - 1957||||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||||
Elevation | 18 metres (59 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||||
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The following units were here at some point:
The site is currently private agricultural land.[17]