Baltasound
County: | Shetland |
Current Status: | Moorings |
Date: | circa October 1918 - World War Two |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF / FAA |
Landing Surface Types: | Water |
Catfirth seaplanes used Baltasound on the Shetland island of Unst as an advanced mooring-out base from shortly before World War One ended. RAF and FAA flying boats were also present at times during World War Two.
- Unst Community Council
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The pier at Baltasound, 7 May 1976. © HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume. Licensor canmore.org.uk
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View of the pier at Baltasound from the north-east, 7 May 1976. © HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume. Licensor canmore.org.uk
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Aerial view of Baltasound looking west, 15 August 2014. © Crown Copyright: HES. Licensor canmore.org.uk
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Aerial view of Baltasound looking west, 15 August 2014. © Crown Copyright: HES. Licensor canmore.org.uk