RAF Hamworthy explained

RAF Hamworthy
RAF Poole
HMS Turtle
Ensign:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Poole Harbour, Dorset, United Kingdom
Coordinates:50.7056°N -1.9583°W
Type:Military Seaplane Base
Used:1939-1948
Garrison:RAF Coastal Command
Occupants:No.19 Group Coastal Command, Royal Navy, BOAC
Battles:European theatre of World War II
Pushpin Map:Dorset
Pushpin Map Caption:RAF Hamworthy, shown within Dorset
Pushpin Label:RAF Hamworthy

Royal Air Force Hamworthy or more simply RAF Hamworthy is a former Royal Air Force Coastal Command seaplane base at Poole Harbour in Dorset, England which 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

UnitDatesAircraftVariantNotes
No. 210 Squadron RAF1943Consolidated PBY CatalinaIBDetachments to Gibraltar.
No. 461 Squadron RAAF1942-1943Short SunderlandII and III

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