Royal Air Force Alness, or more simply RAF Alness, is a former
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the Air force, air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the World War I, First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of t ...
station located southwest of
Alness
Alness (, ; ) is a town and civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the mouth of the River Averon, near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon to the east, and the village of Evanton to ...
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Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty (), is an area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. In modern usage, it is a registration county and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. Between 1889 and 1975 it was a Shires of Scotland, county.
Historical ...
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Scotland
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and north of
Inverness
Inverness (; ; from the , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highland ...
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Inverness-shire
Inverness-shire () or the County of Inverness, is a Counties of Scotland, historic county in Scotland. It is named after Inverness, its largest settlement, which was also the county town. Covering much of the Scottish Highlands, Highlands and s ...
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History
RAF Alness was previously called RAF Invergordon until 10 February 1943.
The following units were based here at some point:
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No. 201 Squadron RAF
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No. 209 Squadron RAF
Number 209 Squadron of the British Royal Air Force was originally formed from a nucleus of "Naval Eight" on 1 February 1917 at Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France, as No. 9 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS)Rawlings 1978, p. 324. and saw active servi ...
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No. 210 Squadron RAF
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No. 228 Squadron RAF
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No. 240 Squadron RAF
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No. 4 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (June 1941 - August 1946)
* No. 5 Flying Boat Servicing Unit RAF (November 1942 - 1945)
* No. 6 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit RAF
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No. 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF (July 1945 - April 1946)
* No. 1100 Marine Craft Unit RAF
* Detachment of
Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF (July - October 1945)
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Flying Boat Development Flight RAF (July 1924)
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Seaplane Training Squadron RAF (September 1939 - March 1941) absorbed into No. 4 (C)OTU
Current use
The site is now Alness Point Business Park.
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. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of ...
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Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
Royal Air Force stations in Scotland
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Defunct airports in Scotland
Airports established in 1920