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HMS Fieldfare
HMS Fieldfare in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
HMS Fieldfare is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
HMS Fieldfare, also known as RAF Landing Ground Novar, then RNAS Evanton and later as RAF Evanton, is a disused airfield in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It lies on the shore of the Cromarty Firth near the village of Evanton. In the 1934 edition of the loose-leaf publication 'The Air Pilot' (3rd edition) published by The Air Ministry the field is designated as 'R.A.F. Landing Ground (Seasonal) Novar'. The name Novar was later changed to Evanton.
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Background
History
An airfield was established on the site in 1922 to support the Royal Navy's Home Fleet, which had one of its main bases nearby at Invergordon. (Before arriving in port, aircraft carriers must fly off their aircraft to a land base: it is difficult or impossible for fixed wing aircraft to operate from a carrier while the ship is at anchor.) Originally, the navy used a site at Delny, near Invergordon, but it could not be enlarged for larger planes. At first, the airfield was known as the Novar base, after the Novar estate which owned the land. At the time naval aviation was in the hands of "The Fleet Air Arm of the RAF" and HMS Fieldfare was serviced from RAF Leuchars. The dimensions of…
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- Coordinates
- 57.6670, -4.3070
- Address
- Evanton, Ross and Cromarty,
- Established
- 1922
Sources
- wikidata: Q5632417 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HMS Fieldfare (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Fieldfare?
- HMS Fieldfare is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- When was HMS Fieldfare built?
- Built or established in 1922.
- Who owns HMS Fieldfare?
- HMS Fieldfare is owned by Royal Navy 1944-48<br />Royal Air Force.