I have just been doing some research on Scapa Flow and the airfield at Hatston ,from where ,among others,no.803 Squadron,detached from the carrier HMS Furious, were flying patrols in their Blackburn "Roc" obsolete "Turret Fighters" in October 1939,one of which fatally crashed off Wick on October 23rd (the object of my research).Yesterday I read the "Royal Oak" list of those killed & MBK ( Missing,Believed Killed) and it was very moving--so many lives snuffed out in moments.
    Some years ago,I read somewhere that steel from the wrecks of German ships there is / was used to make the finest surgical knives,instruments etc., as there is little or no radioactive contamination, but I don't know if this is true or not ?? It would be nice if it was,in a "Swords to Ploughshares" kind of way,no ??