Royal Air Force Needs Oar Point or more simply RAF Needs Oar Point is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground located near Lymington in Hampshire, England.[2] Constructed in 1943 it was used from April 1944 as a base for Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber squadrons of No. 146 Wing of the 2nd Tactical Air Force supporting the Normandy landings. All four operational squadrons moved to RAF Hurn for two weeks before moving on to France by July 1944 and the airfield was returned to agricultural use in 1945.[3][4]

RAF Needs Oar Point
Lymington, Hampshire in England
The location of the airfield in 2014
RAF Needs Oar Point is located in Hampshire
RAF Needs Oar Point
RAF Needs Oar Point
Shown within Hampshire
Coordinates50°46′23″N 1°25′53″W / 50.77306°N 1.43139°W / 50.77306; -1.43139
TypeAdvanced Landing Ground
CodeNI
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
Site history
Built1944 (1944)
Built byRAF Airfield Construction Service
In useApril 1944 - November 1944 (1944)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking
00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking

Units and aircraft

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References

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Citations

  1. ^ Falconer 1998, p. 65.
  2. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 169
  3. ^ Needs Oar Point Archived 14 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Needs Oar Point Airfield
  5. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 67
  6. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 79
  7. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 81
  8. ^ Sturtivant 2007, p.223
  9. ^ a b "Needs Oar Point". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

Bibliography

  • Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
  • Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1 85310 053 6.
  • Sturtivant, Ray (2007). RAF Flying Training and Support Units since 1912. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130 365 X.
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