Royal Naval Air Station East Haven (RNAS East Haven, also known as HMS Peewit) is a former Royal Navy, Naval Air Station , situated south west of Arbroath and north of the coastal village of East Haven, Angus Scotland.
The air station was purpose-built for the Admiralty to provide training and operational instruction for personnel of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It primarily functioned as a Deck Landing Training School, including instruction for Deck Landing Control Officers. The station also supported torpedo bomber reconnaissance (TBR) training, as well as courses in aircraft handling and firefighting.
The following units were here at some point: 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
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