RNAS East Haven

RNAS East Haven HMS Peewit
East Haven, Angus in Scotland
Site information
Type	Royal Naval Air Station
Owner	Admiralty
Operator	Royal Navy
Controlled by	Fleet Air Arm
Condition	Disused
Location
RNAS East Haven Shown within Angus Show map of Angus RNAS East Haven RNAS East Haven (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Coordinates	56°31′40″N 002°39′28″W / 56.52778°N 2.65778°W / 56.52778; -2.65778
Site history
Built	1943 (1943)
In use	1943 - 1949 (1949)
Fate	Farmland / Water treatment works
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Runways Direction Length and surface 01/19 969 metres (3,179 ft) Concrete 05/23 1,115 metres (3,658 ft) Concrete 10/28 928 metres (3,045 ft) Concrete 14/32 914 metres (2,999 ft) Concrete

Royal Naval Air Station East Haven (RNAS East Haven, also known as HMS Peewit) is a former Royal Navy, Naval Air Station , situated 3 miles (5 km) south west of Arbroath and 0.5 miles (1 km) 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.¹

The following units were here at some point:²

• 731 Naval Air Squadron
• 767 Naval Air Squadron
• 768 Naval Air Squadron
• 769 Naval Air Squadron
• 826 Naval Air Squadron