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That looks like Harray Loch in the background, so will that not be Skea Brae rather than Twatt, which is just across the road to the northwest?

I recon thats boardhouse loch as the big grey building on the right will be the treatment works. I can also see the control tower so it must be twatt.

Looking at the map, and the shape of the loch, and the body of water beyond that looks like Stenness Loch, I don't think there can be any question that it is the north end of Harray Loch that we are seeing in this picture.

It is Skeabrae, my mistake.

Swartland is just to the left of the photo but you cant see it.

Well spotted dunky

Craig I am amazed at the height you are getting with that kite/cam .. well done....

Mark's comment brings to mind the saying, how long is a piece of string?

The string was not that long, this one was taken from a plane 10 years ago !
If it was the kite camera I think i would still be winding it in...

If you look at the width of the runways from Skea brae and HMS Tern {Twatt} you will find that Skea Brae's runways are 50 yards across where that of HMS Tern were 30 yards. HMS Tern was Fleet Airarm and the runways were the exact width of an aircraft carrier. Every time an aircraft took of or landed at Tern it served as training for the pilots to land on and take of from aircraft carriers, however the aprons were extended to fifty yards later to cater for damaged aircraft as well as additional operational aircraft. Skea Brae was RAF.

On the pic where was Downtown? I was there in 42