World War II

RAF Inverness was a Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

 base by the Moray Firth

Moray Firth

The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular inlet of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of north of Scotland...

 in Inverness-shire

Inverness-shire

The County of Inverness or Inverness-shire was a general purpose county of Scotland, with the burgh of Inverness as the county town, until 1975, when, under the Local Government Act 1973, the county area was divided between the two-tier Highland region and the unitary Western Isles. The Highland...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. It was also known as RAF Longman.

Under the command of No. 13 (Fighter) Group

No. 13 Group RAF

No. 13 Group was a group in the Royal Air Force for various periods in the 20th century. It is most famous for having the responsibility for defending the North of Great Britain during the Battle of Britain-World War I:...

, It served as Headquarters to No. 70 (Signal) Wing between 17 February 1941 and 25 August 1945,

Operational Squadrons & Aircraft

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! Unit !! From !! To !! Aircraft !! Version !! Notes
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| No. 241 Squadron RAF

No. 241 Squadron RAF

No. 241 Squadron is a former squadron of the Royal Air Force formed during the First World War.-History:No. 241 Squadron was formed in August 1918 from the former Royal Naval Air Service flights operating at the RNAS seaplane station at the Isle of Portland and their airfield at Chickerell;...

 || Sep 1940 || Apr 1942 || Westland Lysander

Westland Lysander

The Westland Lysander was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War...

 || MK. II ||Formed from 'A' Flight of 614 Squadron.
|-
| No. 289 Squadron RAF

No. 289 Squadron RAF

No. 289 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti-aircraft cooperation unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at RAF Kirknewton on 17 November 1941 and was equipped with Lysanders and Blenheims, Hurricanes and Hudsons to provide practice for the...

 || 01 May 1939 || Sep 1939 || Avro Anson

Avro Anson

The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was...

 || ? ||
|-
| No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron

No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron

No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron was a Polish squadron formed in Great Britain as part of an agreement between the Polish government-in-exile and the United Kingdom in 1940...

 || || || Supermarine Spitfire

Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...

 || Mk. I ||
|-
| No. 526 Squadron RAF

No. 526 Squadron RAF

No. 526 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a British Second World War calibration and communications squadron.-History:No. 526 Squadron was formed on 15 June 1943 at Longmans Airport, Inverness, Scotland from the calibration flights of Nos. 70, 71 and 72 Wing RAF to carry out calibration duties in...

 || June 1943 || 01 May 1945 || Airspeed Oxford

Airspeed Oxford

The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during the Second World War.-Design and development:...

 || MK. I || Absorbed into 527 Squadron||
|-
| No. 527 Squadron RAF

No. 527 Squadron RAF

No. 527 Squadron RAF was a radar calibration unit of the Royal Air Force between 1943 and 1958.-Formation:No. 527 Squadron was formed from various calibration flights at RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire on 15 June 1943 for radar calibration duties with Bristol Blenheims and Hawker Hurricanes...

 || 1 May 1945 || 08 Nov 1945 || De Havilland Dominie || ||
|-
| No. 598 Squadron RAF

No. 598 Squadron RAF

No. 598 Squadron RAF was a Anti-aircraft Co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Peterhead, Scotland from 1479 Flight and No. 1632 Flight RAF...

 || 1 Dec 1943 || 12 Mar 1945 || Airspeed Oxford

Airspeed Oxford

The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during the Second World War.-Design and development:...

 || Mk. II ||
|-
| No. 614 Squadron RAF

No. 614 Squadron RAF

614 Squadron was originally formed on 1 June 1937 as an army co-opeation squadron unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served during the Second World War first in this role and later as a bomber squadron...

 'A' flight || 08 Jun 1940 || 05 Mar 1941 || Westland Lysander

Westland Lysander

The Westland Lysander was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War...

|| Mk. II || Became 241 Squadron
|-

Other Units/Wings

HQ, No 70 (Signal) Wing (17 Feb 1941 - 25 Aug 1945)
No. 14 Group Target Towing Flt (Oct 1941 - 8 Dec 1941)
No. 1 (Coastal) Engine Control Demonstration Unit (19 Oct - 17 Nov 1943)