RNAS East Haven (HMS Peewit)

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.

RNAS East Haven (HMS Peewit)
East Haven, Angus in Scotland
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Coordinates	56°31′40″N 002°39′28″W
Type	Royal Naval Air Station
Site information
Owner	Admiralty
Operator	Royal Navy
Controlled by	Fleet Air Arm
Site history
Built	1943 (1943)
In use	1943 - 1949 (1949)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Runways 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

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

• List of air stations of the Royal Navy

References

1. "RNAS East Haven". Royal Navy Research Archive. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
2. "East Haven". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 9 March 2023.