County Group
Locality
Crimond is an area of small villages to the east of Fraserburgh.
Patrol members
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Alexander Mutch | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Sergeant Robert Richards | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private George Barclay | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private Robert Clubb | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William Lawrence | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private J. Mackie | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private George Milne | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
Operational Base (OB)
Believed to be in the woods adjacent the Patrol Sergeant's house at Longhill.
Patrol & OB pictures
OB Image
Caption & credit
RNAS Crimond airfield and seaplane base
OB Status
Location not known
Location
Crimond Patrol
Patrol Targets
At Crimond there was a major Royal Naval Air Station base with 4 runways, and including a seaplane base. Other targets would have been roads and main Aberdeen railway line.
Crimond had a road and nearby railway infrastructure that any invading force could make good use of due to suitable invasion beaches being in the area.
References
TNA ref WO199/3388 201 Bn rolls.
Hancock Report held at B.R.A