Regarding the Battle of Britain, I read recently i.e. sometime this year, a quote from a senior squadron pilot involved in the fighting around 11 Group which said that he could not understand why Spitfires and Hurricanes were still based at bases in the north of Scotland when they were needed down where he was, not verbatim. Perhaps a posting to places such as Peterhead, Wick, Castletown may have changed his mind. Pilots of Kg26 and Kg30 as well as various other units became very familiar with this area. If you wish to find out more the The Luftwaffe over Scotland by Les Taylor is a worthwhile read on what is generally a relatively unknown area of conflict
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