RAF Catfirth
RAF Catfirth | |
|---|---|
| Catfirth, Mainland, Shetland Near Nesting in Scotland | |
  RAF Catfirth Shown within the Shetland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 60°15′57″N 001°11′27″W / 60.26583°N 1.19083°W |
| Type | Flying Boat base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Operator | Royal Naval Air Service/Royal Air Force |
| Controlled by | No. 28 Group RAF |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1917 |
| In use | 1917-1919 |
RAF Catfirth is a First World War Royal Naval Air Service and later Royal Air Force seaplane base located on the island of Mainland in the Shetland Islands.[1]
The base was opened in November 1917, and was transferred to the Royal Air Force when it was formed on 1 April 1918, the base was closed on 15 April 1919 and returned to open land.[2][3]
Units
- 300 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF was formed at Catfirth on 18 June 1918 operating the Felixstowe F.3 flying boat, it was disbanded around March 1919.[1][3]
It was intended that 301 to 305 Flights would also be formed at Catfirth with the Felixstowe F.3 but the plan was abandoned in September 1918.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Stutivant/Page 1992, p. 448
- ^ "Catfirth". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ a b c Sturtivant 2007, p. 114
- Ray Sturivant, RAF Flying Training and Support Units since 1912, Air-Britain (Historians), England, 2007, ISBN 0 85130 365 X
- Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page Royal Navy Aircraft Serials and Units 1911–1919 Air-Britain, 1992. ISBN 0 85130 191 6