RAF Hamworthy (original) (raw)
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Former Royal Air Force seaplane base in Dorset, England
RAF HamworthyRAF PooleHMS Turtle |
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| Poole Harbour, Dorset, United Kingdom | |
  RAF HamworthyRAF Hamworthy, shown within Dorset |
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| Coordinates | 50°42′20″N 001°57′30″W / 50.70556°N 1.95833°W / 50.70556; -1.95833 |
| Type | Military Seaplane Base |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1939-1948 |
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | RAF Coastal Command |
| Occupants | No.19 Group Coastal Command, Royal Navy, BOAC |
Royal Air Force Hamworthy, or RAF Hamworthy, is a former Royal Air Force Coastal Command seaplane base at Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, that was operational between 1939 and 1948. During the Second World War, it was used by the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and BOAC.
RAF units and aircraft
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| Unit | Dates | Aircraft | Variant | Notes |
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| No. 210 Squadron RAF | 1943 | Consolidated PBY Catalina | IB | Detachments to Gibraltar.[1] |
| No. 461 Squadron RAAF | 1942-1943 | Short Sunderland | II and III | [2] |
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 70.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 93.
- Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- RAF Hamworthy on Dorset Airfields