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Erecting the Memorial - Taken by Bob Kemp 26 Apr 2007
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Overall View-2014 - Taken by © Susan Eldridge (WMR-69562) 01 Jan 2014
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The map of Scotland-2014 - Taken by © Susan Eldridge (WMR-69562) 01 Jan 2014
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The Dedication Plaque-2014 - Taken by © Susan Eldridge (WMR-69562) 01 Jan 2014
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Scottish Coastal Command, North Berwick - Taken by Mr C E Moreton 17 Sep 2019
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Scottish Coastal Command, North Berwick - Taken by Mr C E Moreton 17 Sep 2019
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Memorial - Taken by John Maloney 14 Jul 2021
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Double plaque memorial - Taken by Phoenix Property 26 Aug 2023
Reference WMO/266584
Edit memorial name, location & address- Metal Bronze
- Stone Stone (any)
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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TRIBUTE TO ROYAL AIR FORCE COASTAL COMMAND IN SCOTLAND During the Second World War, aircraft of Royal Air Force Coastal Command operated from the 27 Scottish bases depicted on this map display under control from a headquarters at Pitreavie Castle in Fife. The British Isles presented a physical barrier to the submarines and ships of the German Navy, around which they had to navigate before they could operate against Britain’s vital shipping lifelines across the Atlantic Ocean. The first task of the maritime and photo reconnaissance squadrons, operating from these bases, was therefore to search for and attack enemy submarines and warships attempting to sail around the north of Scotland or through the Faeroes-Iceland gap. Patrols from bases on the East Coast also swept out across the North Sea towards the coasts of Norway and Denmark on reconnaissance and anti-shipping strikes in the face of fierce opposition against German convoys sailing down the Norwegian coast. Others, took off from the West Coast and flew far out into the Atlantic constantly searching for U-boats and raiders deployed to attack our convoys carrying food, war materials and men to Britain from Canada and the United States. German naval units were also based in Norway, following the occupation of that country, making the tasks of Coastal Command yet more difficult with its aircraft operating over the inhospitable waters of the far north, to stop the U-boats reaching the Atlantic and also to support our convoys sailing to Russia round the north of Norway. Among other roles, the meteorological squadrons, operating at long range over the Atlantic in all weathers, were pivotal to the success of Bomber Command and in preparing for the Allied landings in Normandy in 1944. While the Air Sea Rescue launches, deployed around the Scottish coastline, played their crucial part in the rescue from the sea of airmen and seamen, both friend and foe. In their long and demanding patrols across the featureless expanse of the ocean searching for the enemy, the crews of Coastal Command faced danger not only from enemy attack, but also from extreme weather. In contributing to the Command’s overall task, and its magnificent record of 189 submarines sunk and a million tons of enemy shipping sunk or disabled, many made the supreme sacrifice. But by their courage and perseverance - as for those of a later Cold War age - they helped preserve the freedoms we now enjoy.
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