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RNAS Dunino HMS Jackdaw II RAF Dunino
Near Dunino, Fife in Scotland
RAF DuninoShown within Fife
Coordinates	56°17′23″N 002°42′22″W / 56.28972°N 2.70611°W / 56.28972; -2.70611
Type	Royal Naval Air Station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force 1941 - 1942 Royal Navy 1942 - 1946
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)
In use	1941-1946 (1946)
Airfield information
Elevation	75 metres (246 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete

Royal Naval Air Station Dunino or more simply RNAS Dunino (HMS Jackdaw II) is a former Fleet Air Arm base located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) south east of St Andrews, Fife.

History

The base started life as RAF Dunino. No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron used it from 8 May 1941, equipped with the Westland Lysander IIIA and then, from 1942, the North American Mustang I. The squadron had detachments at RAF Gatwick, RAF Longman and RAF Findo Gask and left on 26 November 1942, going to RAF Findo Gask. The airfield was then transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed RNAS Dunino (HMS Jackdaw II). The first naval squadron was 825 Naval Air Squadron, which operated the Fairey Swordfish from Dunino between February and March 1943.

Between April 1943 and August 1943, the base was used by 827 Naval Air Squadron equipped with Fairey Barracudas, and then, between February 1943 and September 1943, by 737 Naval Air Squadron flying Supermarine Walrus amphibians. Between December 1943 and January 1944, the base was home to 813 Naval Air Squadron flying Swordfish torpedo bombers.

Remains

The derelict control tower remains, but everything else appears to have been either demolished or removed.

See also

• List of air stations of the Royal Navy
• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

Citations

1. Jefford 1988, p. 85.

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.

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former overseas	Bermuda

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