RNAS East Haven (HMS Peewit)
Former Royal Naval Air Station in Angus, Scotland
56°31′40″N 002°39′28″W / 56.52778°N 2.65778°W / 56.52778; -2.65778| Runways | |
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| Direction | Length and surface |
| 01/19 | 969 metres (3,179 ft) Concrete |
| 05/23 | 1,115 metres (3,658 ft) Concrete |
| 10/28 | 928 metres (3,045 ft) Concrete |
| 14/32 | 914 metres (2,999 ft) Concrete |
Royal Naval Air Station East Haven (RNAS East Haven, also known as HMS Peewit) is a former Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm station, situated 3 miles (5 km) south west of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. It was a purpose built airfield for a Deck Landing Training school, and was operational between 1943 and 1946.
The airfield was located 0.5 miles (1 km) north of the coastal village of East Haven, Angus, and 11 miles (18 km) north east of Dundee.[1]
The following units were here at some point:[2]
- 731 Naval Air Squadron
- 767 Naval Air Squadron
- 768 Naval Air Squadron
- 769 Naval Air Squadron
- 826 Naval Air Squadron
See also
References
- ^ "East Haven". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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