species8472
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During WW2, the Fleet Air Arm needed places to train pilots and East Haven was one of those places. Commissioned as HMS Peewit, the station had a aircraft carrier deck marked out on the runway to give the pilots something to aim for. After the war was over the station was paid-off and was returned to the original owners.
A number of small aircraft type hangars can be found, still doing sterling service in the agricultural sector, along with a number of brick buildings. Most notable is a long, low command bunker in the field opposite Hatton House.
It was the norm to name an airfield after the nearest place, which in this case would have been Hatton, however it was named East Haven, to avoid confusion with the RNAS station at Hatston, near Kirkwall.
Ok that was the history, I've been there many times but in the last 10years more and more had vanished.
Some of the runways were lifted and used ad hardcore for the new A92 road, the main runway is now covered by new farm buildings, although these do seem to be inflatable.
After speaking with the farmer who kindly let us look around he told me that on the old carrier runway that parts of the arrester gear mechinisms were still visible, along with the deck tie down points on the runway.
There was a wonderful little farm cottage on the farm which did service during the war so I've left it in the album.
At the east end of the site is a water treatment and a few yards from there is the remains of two nissen huts. These were spotted by my girls whilst on a walk from arbroath to easthaven, a walk I've done hundereds of times.
The only original hanger left the rest have been reclad
It's amazing how nature has taken over again
Have a look at the rest from this wee trip
http://s806.photobucket.com/albums/yy349/species1471/HMS Peewit/
A flashearth link
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=56.177395&lon=-3.203572&z=18.5&r=0&src=msa
Hope you enjoy. And thank you for looking.
Please advise on the use of two of the buildings, they seem to have metal rods coming from the roofs with creamic insulators on.
A number of small aircraft type hangars can be found, still doing sterling service in the agricultural sector, along with a number of brick buildings. Most notable is a long, low command bunker in the field opposite Hatton House.
It was the norm to name an airfield after the nearest place, which in this case would have been Hatton, however it was named East Haven, to avoid confusion with the RNAS station at Hatston, near Kirkwall.
Ok that was the history, I've been there many times but in the last 10years more and more had vanished.
Some of the runways were lifted and used ad hardcore for the new A92 road, the main runway is now covered by new farm buildings, although these do seem to be inflatable.
After speaking with the farmer who kindly let us look around he told me that on the old carrier runway that parts of the arrester gear mechinisms were still visible, along with the deck tie down points on the runway.
There was a wonderful little farm cottage on the farm which did service during the war so I've left it in the album.
At the east end of the site is a water treatment and a few yards from there is the remains of two nissen huts. These were spotted by my girls whilst on a walk from arbroath to easthaven, a walk I've done hundereds of times.
The only original hanger left the rest have been reclad
It's amazing how nature has taken over again
Have a look at the rest from this wee trip
http://s806.photobucket.com/albums/yy349/species1471/HMS Peewit/
A flashearth link
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=56.177395&lon=-3.203572&z=18.5&r=0&src=msa
Hope you enjoy. And thank you for looking.
Please advise on the use of two of the buildings, they seem to have metal rods coming from the roofs with creamic insulators on.
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