Latitude 32°18'32"N Longitude 64°51'06"W


ACQUISITION	Transferred from R.A.F. to Admiralty charge 25 May 1939
COMMISSIONED	24 may 1939
CLOSED	To Care and Maintenance 01 February 1944
PAID OFF

O.I.C. (& C.O. 773 NAS)	Lt. Cdr. (P) H. Wright 28.06.40 Lt. Cdr. (O) G.C.W. Fowler -.09.41 Lt. Cdr. (O) K.W. Beard -.07.43

FUNCTION	Seaplane Station (capacity 12 A/C) Fleet Requirements Unit - 773 Naval Air Squadron
ADDRESS	R.N. Air Station Boaz Island Bermuda
LOCALITY	The R.N. Air Station lies on the E. side of Boaz I. the second of the string of islands running NE. from Hamilton, the main island of the Bermuda group on the W. side. Hamilton, the capital, lies 4 miles ESE. and is connected with Boaz by ferry
LANDMARKS
ROAD AND RAIL ACCESS	No rail access.


CONTROL	no Control Building.
ELEVATION	?' above M.S.L.
MARINE RUNWAYS	Not known.
SLIPWAYS	Two, large enough to handle Catalina Flying Boats
OBSTRUCTIONS	Navigation	None.
	Circuit	Not known.
	Approach	None.
APPROACH	No special approach recommended.
WIND INDICATOR	Not known.


HOMING - VISUAL	By day	None.
HOMING - VISUAL	By night	None.
HOMING--RADIO	D/F	None.
HOMING--RADIO	Beacons	None.
APPROACH - VISUAL	By day	None.
APPROACH - VISUAL	By night	None.
APPROACH - RADIO	None.
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT	M/F & H/F	Not known.
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT	VH/F	Not known.
GROUND RADAR	None.

ACCOMMODATION

Capacity:

Officers:	7
Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings:	135
W.R.N.S. Officers:	None.
W.R.N.S. Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings;	None.

ARMOURIES

One, scale not known.

COMPASS BASE

None.

DISPERSAL

Concrete apron capable of holding 4 Catalinas.

HANGARS

Hangars

Number /Type

Size

Door Height

Door Width

2- type unknown

each capable of housing 6 seaplanes with wings folded.

Unknown

MEDICAL

Sick bay on site.

METEOROLOGICAL

Not Known.

FUEL AND OIL

Aviation:	Not known.
M/T:	Not known.
Oil :	Not known.

TEST BASE

None.

TEST BUTT

None

WORKSHOPS

Yes, limited squadron support.

EXPLOSIVES

Not Known.

BOMBING AND FIRING RANGES

None.

Information taken from CB 4368 B. Admiralty Handbook of Naval Air Stations Aug. 45

List of first and second line squadrons, station flight and other flying units based at this location

718

Catapult Flight

Operated ship's flights from R.A.F. Bermuda between July 1936 and June 1940 when the squadron was absorbed into 700 Squadron.

Equipped withed 6 Walrus & 6 Seafox.

773

Fleet Requirements Unit

Formed here 03 June 1940. Disbanded here 25 April 1944.

Equipped with Swordfish (FP), Walrus, Sea fox (FP), Roc & Roc (FP)

819

Torpedo, Bomber, Reconnaissance Squadron

Recorded as being at Bermuda, from HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, 28 June 1940. No further information. May be reference to R.A.F. Bermuda.

Equipped with 12 Swordfish Is.