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| Fearn, Scottish Highlands in Scotland | |||||||||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Highland_UK_location_map.svg)  RNAS Fearn Shown within the Scottish Highlands &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:United_Kingdom_adm_location_map.svg) RNAS Fearn RNAS Fearn (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°45′28″N 003°56′54″W / 57.75778°N 3.94833°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Naval Air Station | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Admiralty | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Navy | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
| In use | October 1942 - July 1946 -1957 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Naval Air Station Fearn (RNAS Fearn; or HMS Owl) is a former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airbase, located 5.4 miles (8.7 km) southeast of Tain, Scottish Highlands and 21.9 miles (35.2 km) northeast of Inverness, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. The Tower has now been converted to residential use. See Restoration Man George Clarke.
Situated around 1 mile (2 km) from the north west shore of the Moray Firth, the airfield is 8.5 miles (14 km) north east of the town and port of Invergordon and 1 mile (2 km) south east of the village of Fearn. Notable landmarks include Tarbat Ness and Cromarty Firth.[1]
- ^ "R.N.A.S. Fearn". Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day. Retrieved 29 October 2023.