Royal Air Force Skitten or more simply RAF Skitten is a former Royal Air Force satellite station directly east of the village of Killimster, located 5.1 miles (8.2 km) north east of Watten, Caithness, Scotland, and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) northwest of Wick, Caithness, Scotland. On 19 November 1942, Operation Freshman departed from RAF Skitten.[2]
RAF Skitten | |||||||||||
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Killimster, Caithness in Scotland | |||||||||||
RAF Skitten Shown within Caithness RAF Skitten RAF Skitten (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 58°29′45″N 003°09′50″W / 58.49583°N 3.16389°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||||
Code | NS[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1940-41 RAF Coastal Command 1941-45 | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
In use | December 1940 - May 1945 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 20 metres (66 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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The site is now used for quarrying and as farmland.[16]