Old Photographs Sumburgh Airport Scotland

Old photograph of Sumburgh Airport twelve miles South of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sumburgh Links was surveyed and the grass strips laid out by Captain E. E. Fresson in 1936: the Airport was opened on the 3rd of June of that year with the inaugural flight from Aberdeen by the De Havilland Dragon Rapide G-ACPN piloted by Fresson himself.

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Old Photographs Meigle Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland. Nearby Belmont Castle, constructed from the 15th century, originally as a residence of the Bishops of Dunkeld, was the residence of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, born 1836, died 1908, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908. He is buried in the village churchyard.

Old photograph of Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph George Street Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of George Street in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Dunkeld Road Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Dunkeld Road in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin Scotland

Old photograph of a car on the road to Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin located North of Ullapool, Scotland. Gaelic for White Cairn Loch this is a sea inlet off Eddrachillis Bay on the North West coast of the Western Scottish Highlands. It was the site of the World War Two midget submarine training base, Port HHZ. The base was heavily involved in the training for the X-Craft operations, Operation Source, to sink the German battleship Tirpitz. From July 1943, the craft worked up from HMS Bonaventure at Port HHZ. Commander in Chief Naval Home Command allowed capital ships of his fleet to act as target ships at Port HHZ. The Boom Defence organisation were also heavily involved in surrounding these ships with nets and providing net defences and equipment for the trials. HMS Titania sailed for and arrived at Port HHZ on 30 August 1943 to act as depot ship to the submarines taking part, and the submarines HMS Thrasher, Truculent, Stubborn, Syrtis, Sceptre and Sea Nymph arrived between 31 August and 1 September. Special security measures at Port HHZ were also increased from 1 September. No leave was allowed, and only specially selected officers and ratings were permitted to leave the area. All ships present were retained in the port until the completion of the operation.



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