Royal Naval Air Station Dale (RNAS Dale, also known as HMS Goldcrest) is a former Royal Naval Air Station, located 10 miles (16 km) South West of Haverfordwest...
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Fleet Air Arm as RNAS Dale (HMS Goldcrest), a satellite of HMS Goldcrest at RNAS Brawdy. In 1485, Henry Tudor landed at Mill Bay near Dale before the Battle...
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USS Dale, various ships RNAS Dale (HMS Goldcrest), a former Royal Naval Air Station in Pembrokeshire, Wales, also used by the Royal Air Force Dale Fort...
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station. RNAS Dale (HMS Goldcrest) was a Fleet Air Arm airbase situated next to the village of Dale, Pembrokeshire, in Wales, between 1943 and 1948. RNAS Brawdy...
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RAF Lossiemouth (redirect from RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar))
it transferred to the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) and became known as RNAS Lossiemouth or HMS Fulmar. Lossiemouth was used as a training station by the FAA until...
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RAF Brawdy (redirect from RNAS Brawdy (HMS Goldcrest))
Air Station Brawdy (RNAS Brawdy, also known as HMS Goldcrest II). It was initially used as a Relief Landing Ground for RNAS Dale. On 31 March 1948, Brawdy...
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and following this, in March 1948 RNAS Dale (HMS Goldcrest) and it's satellite airfield RNAS Brawdy (HMS Goldcrest II) were placed into Care & Maintenance...
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Naval Air Station Yeovilton, commonly referred to as RNAS Yeovilton, (IATA: YEO, ICAO: EGDY) (HMS Heron) is an airbase of the Royal Navy, sited a few miles...
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Royal Naval Air Station Twatt, (RNAS Twatt; or HMS Tern) is a former Royal Navy Air Station located near Twatt, Orkney, Scotland. It was built by the Admiralty...
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Zeals (HMS Hummingbird), before reloacting to RNAS Dale (HMS Goldcrest) in Pembrokeshire, next to the new purpose built Air Direction School, HMS Harrier...
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Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent, (RNAS Lee-on-Solent; or HMS Daedalus 1939–1959 & 1965–1996 and HMS Ariel 1959–1965), is a former Royal Naval Air...
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Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (RNAS Culdrose, also known as HMS Seahawk; ICAO: EGDR) is a Royal Navy airbase near Helston on the Lizard Peninsula of...
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Royal Naval Air Station Culham (RNAS Culham, also known as HMS Hornbill) was a former Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm station near Culham, Oxfordshire. It opened...
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Royal Naval Air Station Eglinton (RNAS Eglinton, also known as HMS Gannet) was a Royal Navy airbase located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north east of Eglinton,...
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HMS Sultan is a shore base of the Royal Navy in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It is the primary engineering training establishment for the Royal Navy and...
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to Plymouth's (HMS Drake). With this RNAS Portland became surplus to requirements, leading to its eventual closure on 31 March 1999. RNAS Portland held...
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RAF Peplow (redirect from RNAS Peplow (HMS Godwit II))
Stations current RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk) (1947-) Predannack Airfield (1959-) RNAS Merryfield (1956-58 & 1960-61 & 1972-) RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) (1940-)...
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Isle of Man Airport (redirect from RNAS Ronaldsway (HMS Urley))
development as a Fleet Air Arm training station. Now a naval air station, RNAS Ronaldsway, the airport was taken out of commission in 1943 for almost twelve...
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RAF Angle (redirect from RNAS Angle (HMS Goldcrest))
Station Angle (RNAS Angle, also known as HMS Goldcrest). 759 Advanced Flying School sent a detachment here, in July 1943, from RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron). The...
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RAF Halesworth (redirect from RNAS Halesworth (HMS Sparrowhawk))
Arm Twin Engine Conversion Unit. The squadron moved here from RNAS Dale (HMS Goldcrest) in Pembrokeshire, on 3 December 1945. It operated with various...
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RAF St Davids (redirect from RNAS St Davids)
It was known as RNADC Kete (HMS Harrier) and was located on the coast, 1 mile (2 km) south of RNAS Dale (HMS Goldcrest), and 0.25 miles (0 km) north...
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Anthorn Radio Station (redirect from RNAS Anthorn (HMS Nuthatch))
World War II military airfield which was operated by the Fleet Air Arm as HMS Nuthatch. John Laing & Son began building an airfield at Anthorn for the...
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Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish, (RNAS Machrihanish; or HMS Landrail), is a former Royal Navy air station, close to Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute...
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HM Prison Ford (redirect from RNAS Ford (HMS Peregrine))
the airbase became known as Royal Naval Air Station Ford, (RNAS Ford) and commissioned as HMS Peregrine, with Captain (A) R. de H. Burton as the initial...
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RAF Kirkistown (redirect from RNAS Kirkistown (HMS Corncrake II))
was designated a Royal Naval Air Station as "H.M.S. Corncrake", and Kirkistown Airfield was known as "H.M.S. Corncrake II". The following units were here...
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RAF Woodvale (redirect from RNAS Woodvale (HMS Ringtail II))
for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm airfield at Burscough, HMS Ringtail, being given the name HMS Ringtail II. After a period of inactivity, Woodvale reopened...
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RAF Dounreay (redirect from RNAS Dounreay (HMS Tern II))
Command in 1944, but not used by them. It was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Tern II, but not commissioned and on care and maintenance until 1954. In...
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Kirkwall Airport (redirect from RNAS Grimsetter (HMS Robin))
Air Station Grimsetter (RNAS Grimsetter). On 15 August, it was commissioned as HMS Robin, as a satellite to RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), located 1 mi...
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RAF Nutts Corner (redirect from RNAS Nutts Corner (HMS Pintail))
(RNAS Nutts Corner), and was used to provide accommodation for Fleet Air Arm first-line fighter squadrons. On 11 July 1945 it commissioned as HMS Pintail...
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List of air stations of the Royal Navy (redirect from RNAS Dundee (HMS Condor II))
RNAS Culdrose, with 750 Naval Air Squadron providing training for Royal Navy Observers and Royal Air Force Weapon Systems Officers (WSOs), and RNAS Yeovilton...
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