RAF Alness explained

RAF Alness ~~RAF Invergordon~~
Ensign:	Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:	90px
Location:	Alness, Ross and Cromarty
Country:	Scotland
Pushpin Map:	Scotland Ross and Cromarty#UK
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Ross and Cromarty
Pushpin Label:	RAF Alness
Ownership:	Air Ministry
Operator:	Royal Air Force
Controlledby:	RAF Coastal Command
Used:	1920-
Battles:	European theatre of World War II Cold War
Elevation:	4m (13feet)

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 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF^[1] (June 1941 - August 1946)
No. 5 Flying Boat Servicing Unit RAF (November 1942 - 1945)
No. 6 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit RAF^[1]
No. 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF (July 1945 - April 1946)
No. 1100 Marine Craft Unit RAF^[1]
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

The site is now Alness Point Business Park.^[1]

Book: Jefford . C G . RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 . 1988 . Airlife . . 1-85310-053-6 .
Book: Sturtivant. R. Hamlin. J. Halley. J. Royal Air Force flying training and support units . 1997 . Air-Britain (Historians). UK. 0-85130-252-1.