The Royal Navy have started work but it is still incomplete.
Navy runways are 30 feet wide so they have to be widened to the RAF standard 50 feet and there are acute labor shortages in the Orkney islands which also slow down progress.
Tag: Skeabrae
RAF suggest Skeabrae no longer needed
Tuesday 14th May 1940 12:00A directive is sent to the Admiralty to the effect that Skaebrae is no longer needed since Castletown in Caithness is now operational.
First aircraft land at Skeabrae
Sunday 15th September 1940 12:00Station is still very incomplete.
Ju 88 Shot down over Orkney
Wednesday 25th December 1940 12:00Grumman Martlet, piloted by Lt. L.V. Carver and Sub/Lt. T.R.V. Park, from 804 Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm, based at RNAS Skeabrae, shoots down a Ju 88 which crash lands near the farm of Flotterston in Sandwick, on the West Mainland of Orkney. Lt. K. Schipp, Fw. H. Schreiber, Uffz. J. Spoertl and Oberfefr. K. Rotter all taken prisoner. This is the first kill of the war by a UK pilot in a US aircraft. Aircraft salvage complete by 15/3/41 and stored in a hanger at Skeabrae for some time.
3 Sqn. arrive at Skeabrae
Tuesday 7th January 1941 12:00First RAF squadron to operate from the airfield.