RAF Oban

RAF Oban
Oban, Argyll and Bute in Scotland
A Short Sunderland Mark I of No. 210 Squadron RAF undergoing maintenance just off the base.
Site information
TypeRoyal Air Force station
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Coastal Command
Location
RAF Oban
Shown within Argyll and Bute
RAF Oban
RAF Oban (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates56°25′06″N 5°29′50″W / 56.41833°N 5.49722°W / 56.41833; -5.49722
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In use1940-1945 (1945)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II

RAF Oban is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) flying boat base located at the northern end of the island of Kerrera, in Ardantrive Bay west of Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland during the Second World War.

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