HMS Tern (RNAS Twatt) was a vital part of the Royal Navy’s presence in Orkney in WWII. Tours available. For details [email protected]
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SCIENCE AT WAR:
771 SQUADRON’S PHOTOGRAPHIC UNIT
A special one-day exhibition of photos and vintage cameras highlighting the work of HMS TERN’s Photographic Unit.
Sept 10th 11-5.
Entry by donation.
See event page for details:
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@OrkSciFest
Next tours at HMS TERN will be Friday & Sunday 2pm… And doors open 11-4 Weds & Suns.
See hmstern.co.uk for details…
Also: On this day…
10 April 1940:
Skuas fly from Orkney’s RNAS Hatston to attack German ships in Norway…
Hectic week.
#ww2 #otdh
Image: IWM (A 8218)
Open again today 11-4.
Guided tour at 2pm.
For details see hmstern.co.uk
Starting on 2nd April HMS TERN will be open for visitors on Wednesdays and Sundays, between 11am and 4pm.
Guides tours available too - see website for details hmstern.co.uk
Starting on 2nd April HMS TERN will be open for visitors on Wednesdays and Sundays, between 11am and 4pm.
Guides tours available too - see website for details hmstern.co.uk
Pantomime at HMS Tern's 'Orcadia' Cinema, 6 Jan 1945. From a set donated by Walter 'Bing' Crosby who served at Tern in 771 Sqn's Photographic Unit.
To hear about new plans, join us at the Birsay Hall on Wed 8th Jan from 3pm onwards: #otdh #Orkney #WW2
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Birsay Heritage Trust have plans to develop HMS "Tern".
There will be a Community Design Workshop at the Birsay Community Hall on 8 Jan. 3.00pm onwards.
More info: facebook.com/share/p/WF8EYxB…
I’m offering a special site tour at both @Ness_Battery and @HMS_Tern as two separate lots in BBC Radio Orkney’s Children In Need auction.
The tours are for four people each, at a time to be arranged to suit the winners.
Listen in to @bbcorkney on Friday pm for a chance to bid.
There’s a guided tour of the airfield
Friday 1st Nov at 2pm
All proceeds to Birsay Heritage Trust who look after the site.
NO NEED TO BOOK, just meet me at the Bryameadow Rd entrance.
Look for 'Bryameadow' sign off main road.
Details/map on website: hmstern.co.uk
Government intend to turn RAF Scampton into an immigration detention centre, destroying local plans to create a centre for the future aviation & space industry, generating 1000s of jobs & a heritage centre to honour Scampton’s proud history as home of the ‘Dambusters’ 617 Sqn.
Be good if you also tweeted the link to the Petition as that’s the only current direct course of action I believe?
change.org/p/stop-raf-scampt…
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Be good if you also tweeted the link to the Petition as that’s the only current direct course of action I believe?
change.org/p/stop-raf-scampt…
Tonight’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? features Ralf Little visiting Orkney and @HMS_Tern to investigate his grandfather Arthur’s role in WWII.
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018ss…
Celebrating Scapa Flow 2022
20th-21st May
Available Live on the Orkney International Science Festival YouTube Channel youtube.com/user/OISFestival
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10 April 1940.
Quite a busy day for Orkney. A succesful raid by 800 & 803 Sqns on Bergen. Air raid on Scapa Flow in the evening - more on that story later!
#OTD #WWII #Orkney
#OTD #Orkney 0500: 16 Skuas from 800 & 803 Sqns take off from RNAS Hatston (HMS SPARROWHAWK) near Kirkwall, Orkney, to attack German warships sighted in Bergen harbour, Norway. They attacked and sank the cruiser KONIGSBERG, the first major warship ever sunk by aerial attack.
ALT RNAS Hatston (HMS SPARROWHAWK), Kirkwall, Orkney. Under snow.
ALT A Blackburn Skua of 800 Squadron taking off from ARK ROYAL in 1939.
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Orkney's Other Half - Orkney's Women.
A talk by Lynn Campbell.
A fascinating and informative look at some key figures in Orkney's history, now available to view on our YouTube Channel.
youtu.be/HupvfBTMDMQ
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The Orkney Storytelling Festival starts today!
First event features a walk around the cemetery at Warbeth, Stromness with @dragonhistory at 2pm.
“Absent Friends in Stromness”
@OrkneyStoF
facebook.com/events/s/absent… – at Quoyloo, Scotland
Kathie Touin, near neighbour and good friend, filmed the video for her latest single This Time (Save The World?) at @HMS_Tern - great choice!
More info/downloads inc. the excellent album “Facing The Falling Sky” at kathietouin.com
@kathietouin
youtube.com/watch?v=kToCUypZ… – at Quoyloo, Scotland
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Online events 21/22 May to mark the 80th anniversary of the loss of HMS HOOD.
@HMS_HoodUK
@OrkSciFest – at Quoyloo, Scotland
Great to see some progress on restoration of Cinema. Thanks to Casey Construction and @HMS_Tern volunteers - Tommy Matches in particular! 👏🏻👍🏻 – at Quoyloo, Scotland
@Ness_Battery Grand day for exploring with #Quoyloopoppy Cinema looking good with roof, windows and doors.
