RAF Hamworthy
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| Royal Air Force Station Hamworthy RAF Poole HMS Turtle
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| Poole Harbour, Dorset, United Kingdom | |
| Type | Military Seaplane Base |
| Coordinates | 50°42′20″N 001°57′30″W / 50.70556°N 1.95833°W |
| In use | 1939-1948 |
| Garrison | RAF Coastal Command |
| Occupants | No.19 Group Coastal Command, Royal Navy, BOAC |
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II
 RAF Hamworthy, shown within Dorset
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RAF Hamworthy was a Royal Air Force Coastal Command seaplane base at Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, from 1939 to 1948. During World War II, it was used by the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and BOAC.
[edit] RAF units and aircraft
| Unit | Dates | Aircraft | Variant | Notes |
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| No. 210 Squadron RAF | 1943 | Consolidated Catalina | IB | Detachments to Gibraltar |
| No. 461 Squadron RAAF | 1942-1943 | Short Sunderland | II and III |
[edit] References
- ^ Jefford 1985, page 162
- Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1 85310 053 6.
