Report - RNAS Twatt - Orkney Islands

[DarkShadow]

This is a very unfortunately named WW2 airbase that has an excellent control tower to it was grab the wellies, torches and camera and off we go.

RNAS Twatt or `HMS Tern` Was first commissioned on 1st April 1941,and was used by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadrons with a wide variety of aircraft such as the Blackburn Roc, Swordfish, Miles Martinets, Blenheims,Walrus and Douglas Bostons.

Squadrons who used the airfield in WW2 were,700,771,804,809,819
and 822.

Nothing to do with Urban Exploration but I couldn't resist this shot.

 

[TopAbandonedPlaces]

Love the name of that place...lol

 

[Wevsky]

I want to go there purely for that pic with that sign..nice reportage

 

[Bertie Bollockbrains]

For your info: the town of Wank lies in Germany and is famous for the nearby Wank mountain. A cable car runs up Wank mountain which is called the Wankbahn (I'm not making this up) and I'm proud to say that I have ridden the Wankbahn myself and jolly good fun it was I must say. The village of Fucking is in Austria, but I'm yet to go there.

 

[Bertie Bollockbrains]

@Snake Oil Just for you, here's a pic of that Wankbahn:

The Germans never did understand why I and the kids were sniggering away

 

[WildBoyz]

Great report that, enjoyed looking through your photographs.