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Catfirth





CATFIRTH: Flying Boat Station


A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY

Local map
Local map
Google aerial view
Google aerial view
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Google ground view



Notes:  The first five of these maps and pictures were kindly provided by Mike Holder. I have added the area view.




Detail of the domestic site
Detail of the domestic site
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Local area map
Area view
Area view












 

Military user: RAF Marine Operations
 

Location: Near and SE of Catfirth village on the Cat Firth about 5nm SSE of Voe and 8nm NNW of Lerwick

Period of operation: 1918 to 1919

 

NOTES: It appears that the land area occupied by this Flying Boat Station was 90 acres.

In the spring of 2018 a book, 'RAF Catfirth 1918' by Simon Gunn was published.

 

 

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