RAF Bowmore

RAF Bowmore
Bowmore, Argyll and Bute in Scotland
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Coastal Command
Location
RAF Bowmore Shown within Argyll and Bute Show map of Argyll and Bute RAF Bowmore RAF Bowmore (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Coordinates	55°45′26″N6°17′17″W / 55.75722°N 6.28806°W / 55.75722; -6.28806
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)
In use	1940-1946 (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

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.