RNAS Hatston - HMS Sparrowhawk

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RNAS Hatston - HMS Sparrowhawk

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RNAS Hatston, also called HMS Sparrowhawk

Was a Royal Naval Air Station, one mile to the north west of Kirkwall on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was located near the strategically vital naval base of Scapa Flow, which for most of the twentieth century formed the main base of the ships of the Home Fleet.


The Royal Navy during the Second World War HM King George VI, wearing the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, inspecting WRNS personnel at the Royal Naval Air Station Hatston during his four day visit to the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow.
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Davies, F A (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//2 ... /large.jpg
This is photograph A 15127 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
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U.S. Navy Grumman J2F Duck leaving its hangar, watched by US and British sailors at Royal Naval Air Station Hatston, in early 1942. Note: In the IWM caption the aircraft is wrongly described as a Curtiss SOC-3 Seagull.



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Fairey Swordfish aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm taxi-ing along the tarmac next to a hangar to take off for an exercise with dummy torpedoes at HMS SPARROWHAWK, Royal Naval Air Station Hatston, Orkney Islands.


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The Royal Navy during the Second World War Bristol Beaufort torpedo bombers being torpedoed up by naval torpedomen at HMS SPARROWHAWK Royal Naval Air Station Hatston, Orkney Islands. Dummy torpedoes are being used.


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The Royal Navy during the Second World War Sub Lieutenant (A) W L Hughes, RNVR, of North Harrow climbing into his new American built Grumman Avenger three seater torpedo bomber with its wings folded prior to taking off on exercise at HMS SPARROWHAWK, the Royal Naval Air Station at Hatston. Note the fact that the torpedo is fully enclosed so as to improve the aerodynamics of the aircraft.



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