RAF Bowmore
Bowmore, Argyll and Bute in Scotland
RAF Bowmore is located in Argyll and Bute
RAF Bowmore
RAF Bowmore
Shown within Argyll and Bute
RAF Bowmore is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Bowmore
RAF Bowmore
RAF Bowmore (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates55°45′26″N 6°17′17″W / 55.75722°N 6.28806°W / 55.75722; -6.28806
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Coastal Command
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In use1940-1946 (1946)
Battles/warsEuropean 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]

References

Citations

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

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