Photos - Day 6
21.6.2014
June 21, 2014
I left Glenforsa in the morning and flew over Loch Ness, Inverness
and Wick to the Orkney Islands. There I landed at Lamb Holm
airfield. Lamb Holm is a privately owned island and has one of the
most interesting airports I have ever landed at. In the late
afternoon I made a sight-seeing trip around the Orkneys. It is a
beautiful archipelago with an enormous amount of history. For WWII
enthusiasts I can recommend Scapa Flow and the Churchill
Barriers...


The manager of Glenforsa airfield - David, is helping me with fuel supplies


David with his pride - electrical pump transferring the fuel from the canister to OK LEX


Capacity limits of Glenforsa airfield apron


Ruins of Stalke castl, north of Oban, Scotland, UK


Loch Aber towards Fort William, Scotland, UK


The highest peak of Great Britain - Ben Nevis in the clouds


The town of Fort William


Loch Ail, Caledonian canal with Neptun staircase to the right


Neptune staircase, Caledonian canal, Fort William, Scotland


Confluence of the artificial part of Caledonian canal and the Loch ness by way of a series of locks.


Fort Augustus, southern tip of Loch Ness, family of river locks


Southern view of Loch Ness, Scotland, UK


Remains of Urquhart castle, Loch Ness, Scotland, UK


Inverness, Scotland, UK


Fort George fortress, north-east of Inverness


Oil rig north-west of Inverness


Wick - town and port, Scotland, UK


Noss Head cape lighthouse


Interesting rocks at Duncansby, Scotland, UK


Lighthouse at Duncansby


Pentland Skerries island with lighthouse - between Scottish mainland and Orkney islands


Churchill barrier No 2 protecting Scapa Flow bay from German submarines in WWII


Lamb Hom island – Churchill barrier No 1 at upper left part


Remains of British fortifications from WWII - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland


Remains of British fortifications from WWII - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland


Cangick Head lighthouse, southern part of Scapa Flow


Martello tower was a part of British fortifications ofScapa Flow built in the 19th century


Scapa Flow bay - Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK


Western coast of Hoy island with the famous Old Man of Hoy rock


Stromness port, Orkney Islands


Kitchener memorial - here the famous warrior died in 1916


The Brough of Birsay lighthouse, Orkeny Islands


The Brough of Birsay – the path is only pasable during low tide


The capital of Orkney Islands– Kirkwall


Primary display approximately over the location where Royal Oak was destroyed by a German torpedo


Around here Royal Oak sunk


OK LEX at Lamb Halm airport, Orkney Islands


Churchil´s barrier No 3 - the shipwrecks were supposed to block the area from german submarines