| RAF Needs Oar Point | |
| Ensign: | Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg |
| Ensign Size: | 90px |
| Location: | Lymington, Hampshire |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Advanced Landing Ground |
| Coordinates: | 50.7731°N -1.4314°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Hampshire |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Hampshire |
| Pushpin Label: | RAF Needs Oar Point |
| Ownership: | Air Ministry |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force |
| Controlledby: | RAF Fighter Command |
| Code: | NI |
| Used: | April 1944 - November |
| Builder: | RAF Airfield Construction Service |
| Battles: | European theatre of World War II |
| Elevation: | 9m (30feet) |
| R1-Number: | 00/00 |
| R1-Surface: | Sommerfeld Tracking |
| R2-Number: | 00/00 |
| R2-Surface: | Sommerfeld Tracking |
Royal Air Force Needs Oar Point or more simply RAF Needs Oar Point is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground located near Lymington in Hampshire, England.[1] Constructed in 1943 it was used from April 1944 as a base for Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber squadrons of No. 146 Wing of the 2nd Tactical Air Force supporting the Normandy landings. All four operational squadrons moved to RAF Hurn for two weeks before moving on to France by July 1944 and the airfield was returned to agricultural use in 1945.[2] [3]
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