RAF Alness

RAF Alness RAF Invergordon
Alness, Ross and Cromarty in Scotland
RAF Alness Shown within Ross and Cromarty RAF Alness RAF Alness (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	57°40′54″N 004°15′46″W
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Coastal Command
Site history
Built	1920 (1920)
In use	1920-1986 (1986)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation	4 metres (13 ft) AMSL

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.

The following units were based here at some point:

• No. 201 Squadron RAF
• No. 209 Squadron RAF
• No. 210 Squadron RAF
• No. 228 Squadron RAF
• No. 240 Squadron RAF
• 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
• 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)
• Flying Boat Development Flight RAF (July 1924)
• 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

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

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.