RAF Bowmore

RAF Bowmore
RAF Bowmore
Bowmore, Argyll and Bute in Scotland
	RAF Bowmore Shown within Argyll and Bute RAF Bowmore RAF Bowmore (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	55°45′26″N 6°17′17″W / 55.75722°N 6.28806°W
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Coastal Command
Site history
Built	1940
In use	1940-1946
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II

Royal Air Force Bowmore or more simply RAF Bowmore is a former Royal Air Force seaplane station located in Bowmore, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

The following units were here at some point:^[1]

No. 119 Squadron RAF reformed here on 13 March 1941 and operated Short S.26M and Short S.23M, Consolidated PBY Catalina IB until 4 August 1941^[2]
No. 246 Squadron RAF reformed here on 5 August 1942 using Short Sunderland III's until 30 April 1943 when the squadron was disbanded^[3]
No. 422 Squadron RCAF between 8 May 1943 and 3 November 1943 operating Sunderland III's^[4]
‘G’ Flight was disbanded here on 13 March 1941 and became No. 119 Squadron. The Flight operated S.23 and S.26's.^[5]

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

^ "Bowmore (Seaplane) (Islay)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 77.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 91.
^ Lake 1999, p. 109.

Bibliography[edit]

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.
Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.

[ABCT-1] "Bowmore (Seaplane) (Islay)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198857-2] Jefford 1988, p. 57.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198877-3] Jefford 1988, p. 77.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198891-4] Jefford 1988, p. 91.

[FOOTNOTELake1999109-5] Lake 1999, p. 109.

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