RNAS East Haven
Former Royal Naval Air Station in Angus, Scotland
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Royal Naval Air Station East Haven (RNAS East Haven, also known as HMS Peewit) is a former Royal Navy, Naval Air Station , situated 3 miles (5 km) south west of Arbroath and 0.5 miles (1 km) north of the coastal village of East Haven, Angus Scotland.
| RNAS East Haven HMS Peewit  | |||||||||||||
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| East Haven, Angus in Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||||
| Type | Royal Naval Air Station | ||||||||||||
| Owner | Admiralty | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Navy | ||||||||||||
| Controlled by | Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||||||
| Condition | Disused | ||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||
  RNAS East Haven Shown within Angus  RNAS East Haven RNAS East Haven (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°31′40″N 002°39′28″W | ||||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||||
| In use | 1943 - 1949 | ||||||||||||
| Fate | Farmland / Water treatment works | ||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||||
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The air station was purpose-built for the Admiralty to provide training and operational instruction for personnel of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It primarily functioned as a Deck Landing Training School, including instruction for Deck Landing Control Officers. The station also supported torpedo bomber reconnaissance (TBR) training, as well as courses in aircraft handling and firefighting.[1]
The following units were here at some point:[2]