by Jhunt | Sep 17, 2020 | Events, History
On 29th August 2020 the St Kilda Club hosted an online event to commemorate the evacuation of St Kilda in 1930. The event was in association with the National Trust for Scotland and was a celebration of St Kildan life and its legacy. There were a range of musicians...
by Jhunt | Sep 17, 2020 | History
Road Building To get vehicles and equipment to the radar station site, the squadron had to lay four miles of road up steep terrain from the base to the top of Mullach Sgar and Mullach Mor. A 60 foot bridge was built to allow equipment and materials to reach the site...by Jhunt | Jul 15, 2020 | History
LCT L4041 beached in the Village Bay Landing Craft Tank L4041 (RASCV/HMAV Abbeville) ran aground at Village Bay in St Kilda for three days in 1957. It was subsequently refloated. The following photos show the beached craft. Come back soon for Part...
by Jhunt | Jun 24, 2020 | History
Landing craft – the only way to travel! John and the rest of 5004 Airfield Squadron arrived on St Kilda on Landing Craft Tank (LCT) – the winds around the islands made flying in too risky. Travel on, and operation of, a Landing Craft Tank comes, however, with its own...
by Jhunt | Jun 16, 2020 | History
We are very privileged to be able to share the story of Senior Aircraftman (SAC) John Martin Abbott and his time on St Kilda. John’s family has shared some of his photos and experiences from that time and we will be serialising them on our blog for all to enjoy. John...