RAF Alness
Royal Air Force Alness, or more simply RAF Alness, is a former Royal Air Force station located southwest of Alness, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland and 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 Operational Training Unit RAF
- No. 5 Flying Boat Servicing Unit RAF
- No. 6 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit RAF
- No. 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF
- No. 1100 Marine Craft Unit RAF
- Detachment of Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF
- Flying Boat Development Flight RAF
- Seaplane Training Squadron RAF absorbed into No. 4 OTU
Current use