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RNAS Caldale
RNAS Caldale in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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- 1 h–2 h
About
RNAS Caldale is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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RNAS Caldale is a former Royal Naval Air Service airship station located 2.1 miles (3.4 km) west of Kirkwall, Orkney and 4.1 miles (6.6 km) south east of Finstown, Orkney, Scotland. It was constructed in 1915 and was operational from 1916 to 1920.
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Background
History
Caldale had two large airship hangars which housed Submarine Scout Pusher airships that operated anti-submarine and mine spotting sweeps near to Orkney. However, this was fraught was danger as during November 1917 SSP-2 and SSP-4 were both destroyed in high winds with the crew of SSP-4 lost at sea. Not long after these losses and other damage caused to airships due to the wind the Admiralty decided to close the airship station and move the airship further south on mainland Britain. During January 1918, the airship station became a kite balloon repair station and was home to No. 20 Kite Balloon Base.
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- Coordinates
- 58.9780, -3.0200
- Address
- Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
- Established
- 1915
- Official site
- www.abct.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15271021 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RNAS Caldale (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RNAS Caldale?
- RNAS Caldale is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.9780°, -3.0200°.
- When was RNAS Caldale built?
- RNAS Caldale dates to 1915.