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NETHERBUTTON – ORKNEY’S RADAR STATION

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Netherbutton was one of a chain of radar stations developed ahead of World War II. Its story is told by Ian Brown, curator of the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, in an interview with Howie Firth.

THE FLEET IS TO SAIL – CONTROLLING THE HOME FLEET IN SCAPA FLOW

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Commander David Hobbs MBE RN (retired) explains how communications operated in Scapa Flow in World War II. A renowned naval historian, David Hobbs is the author of The Fleet Air Arm and the War in Europe 1939-1945.

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