Memorial
RNAS Twatt Airfield / HMS Tern (Orkney)
Marker stone for Twatt Airfield
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Current Location
minor road, near Newhall, at the corner for Quinn, off A967, about 2 miles south of Twatt, Orkney, Highlands and Islands, KW17 2JH, Scotland
OS Grid Reference
HY 25931 22830
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- Type of Memorial
- Pillar / Column
- WMR Reference Number
- 78467
- Description
- Standard Airfields of Great Britain Conservation Trust square grey granite obelisk
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/TWATT AIRFIELD (HMS 'TERN')/OPENED 01.04.1941/CLOSED 30.09.1946/DEDICATED TO ALL UNITS/AND PERSONNEL BASED HERE/AIRFIELDS OF BRITAIN/Conservation Trust/www.abct.org.uk/UNVEILED BY/WALTER CROSBY OF 771 SQUADRON/CELIA GREEN OF HMS "TERN"/AND/KENNETH BANNERMAN/DIRECTOR GENERAL, ABCT/16.09.2017
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Components
- Pillar
Height: 1135mm
Width: 605mm
Depth: 605mm
Made from: Granite
Condition: Good