East Haven
EAST HAVEN: Military aerodrome (HMS PEEWIT)
Note: This picture was obtained from Google Earth ©
Military users: RN Deck landing training School
Location: Just S of Nether Kelly village on A92, 3nm SW of Arbroath
Period of operation: 1943 to 1946
Runways: 18/36 969x27 hard 09/27 928x27 hard
14/32 914x27 hard
They also had a ‘low visibility’ runway: 05/23 1116x27 hard
NOTES: I assume of course that runway 05/23 was for use only in low visibility conditions, (as opposed to being difficult to see!), but why the distinction just for this one runway? I have not come across another airfield which has this particular distinction regarding runways.
When operational it must have been a fairly busy place with 1166 Navy personnel based here including 482 WRNS.
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