Latitude 57°40'01"N Longitude 04°18'25"W


ACQUISITION	Transferred from R.A.F. 1.9.1944
COMMISSIONED	9.10.1944
CLOSED
PAID OFF	24.3.1948 to C & M.

C.O./O.I.C.	Captain F.M.R. Stephenson

FUNCTION	R.N. Aircraft maintenance Yard. Aircraft Storage. No. 8 A.T.S.
ADDRESS	R.N. Air Station, Evanton, Ross-shire, Scotland.
LOCALITY	The airfield lies on the NW. shore of Cromarty Firth and on the SE. side of the coastal road and railway, with the village of Evanton ¾ mile SW. Invergordon lies 5½ miles ENE. Inverness lies 12 miles SSE.
LANDMARKS	Cromarty and Moray Firths. The Alness river flowing through the village of the same name in Cromarty Firth, 2 miles ENE. and Allt Graad flowing through. Evanton and forming the SW. boundary of the airfield as it enters the Firth.
ROAD AND RAIL ACCESS	Main road communication with Invergordon, 6 miles (R). Evanton and Dingwall, 6¾ miles (R) SW. Evanton railway station lies at the W. corner of the airfield.


CONTROL	Control building outside perimeter track on NW. side of airfield
ELEVATION	12' above M.S.L.
RUNWAYS	Two, comcrete. Extensibility 04/24 QDM. 043°/223° .... 1000 X 50 yds. Nil 09/27 QDM. 095°/275° .... 1250 X 50 yds. Nil
TRACKS	50' perimeter track.
OBSTRUCTIONS	Navigation	Mountains rising from a point 1 mile NW. to attain elevations of over 2000' within 5 miles, and 3400' within 10 miles W.
	Circuit
	Approach	None.
APPROACH	Recommended sector, mean QDM. :.
WIND INDICATOR	Not known.


HOMING - VISUAL	By day	None.
	By night	None.
HOMING--RADIO	D/F	Not known.
	Beacons	Not known.
APPROACH - VISUAL	By day	None.
	By night	Not known.
APPROACH - RADIO	Not known.
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT	M/F & H/F	Not known.
	VH/F	Not known.

GROUND RADAR	Not known.

ACCOMMODATION

Living quarters on N. side of airfield.

Capacity:

Officers:	119
Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings:	618
W.R.N.S. Officers:	15
W.R.N.S. Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings;	184

Note: Accommodation figures are those at time of reduction to C. & M. in March, 1948.

ARMOURIES

Not known.

COMPASS BASE

One, diameter 6o'.

DISPERSAL

On grass to SW. and NW. 17 hardstandings in Maintenance yard.

HANGARS

On N. and W. sides of airfield.

Number /Type	Size	Door Height	Door Width
1 Boulton Paul	300' x 155'	35'	150'
1 Boulton Paul	200' X 155'	35'	150'
4 Bellman hangar	175' 95'	25'	87¾'
6 Blister	65' x 45'	19¾	54'
1 R. & D.	220' X 90'	20'	84'
1 Hangar	2oo' x 1oo' (approx.)

MEDICAL

Not known.

METEOROLOGICAL

Not known.

FUEL AND OIL

Aviation:	Not known.
M/T:	Not known.
Oil :	Not known.

TEST BASE

Not known.

TEST BUTT

Test butt and 25 yd. range for cannon and M.G. near N. boundary.

WORKSHOPS

R.N. Aircraft Maintenance Yard.
4 A.R.S. workshops (19o' x Ho' x 26' x 1o6').
S.F.P. workshop (19o' x x 26' x Io6').
E.R.S. hangar.
general workshop (83' x 75').

VISITORS

BOMBING AND FIRING RANGES

Not known.

Information taken from B/R/ 1807 Admiralty Handbook of Naval Air Stations Dec. 48

List of first and second line squadrons, station flight and other flying units based at this location

771

Fleet Requirements Unit

774

Armament Training Squadron

800

801

803

810

811

816

818

820

821

822

823

825

835