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 Hamworthy
RAF Poole
HMS Turtle
Poole Harbour, Dorset, United Kingdom
RAF Hamworthy
RAF Hamworthy, shown within Dorset
Coordinates50°42′20″N 001°57′30″W
TypeMilitary Seaplane Base
Site history
In use1939-1948
Battles/warsEuropean Theatre of World War II
Garrison information
GarrisonRAF Coastal Command
OccupantsNo.19 Group Coastal Command, Royal Navy, BOAC

RAF units and aircraft
Unit Dates Aircraft Variant Notes
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]
gollark: Hold on, I'll check the specs.
gollark: I suppose if I "borrow" one from some friends (there are lots around) I could use the radio feature to... send Morse code between two of them at 50m range, or something?
gollark: Hmm, it says here that it also has an accelerometer, magnetometer, and a speech synthesis library for some bizarre reason. Also buttons. I forgot those.
gollark: Yes, with external RAM and storage.
gollark: RAM or flash.

References

Citations
  1. Jefford 1988, p. 70.
  2. Jefford 1988, p. 93.

Bibliography
  • 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.
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