RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper)
RNAS Henstridge | |||||||||||||||
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| Henstridge, Somerset in England | |||||||||||||||
  RNAS Henstridge Shown within Somerset | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°58′59″N 002°21′17″W / 50.98306°N 2.35472°WCoordinates: 50°58′59″N 002°21′17″W / 50.98306°N 2.35472°W | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Royal Naval Air Station | ||||||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
| In use | 1943-1958 | ||||||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 53 metres (174 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||||||
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Royal Naval Air Station Henstridge or RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper) is a former Fleet Air Arm base located 7 miles (11 km) west of Shaftesbury, Dorset and 12.4 miles (20.0 km) east of Yeovil, Somerset in South West England.
Units
A number of units were here at some point:
- 24th Naval Fighter Wing[1]
- 718 Naval Air Squadron[2]
- 748 Naval Air Squadron[3]
- 760 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 761 Naval Air Squadron[5]
- 767 Naval Air Squadron[6]
- 794 Naval Air Squadron[7]
- 799 Naval Air Squadron[8]
- 808 Naval Air Squadron[9]
- 885 Naval Air Squadron[10]
- 886 Naval Air Squadron[11]
- 887 Naval Air Squadron[12]
- 894 Naval Air Squadron[13]
- 897 Naval Air Squadron[14]
Current use
The site is currently Henstridge Airfield[1]
See also
References
Citations
- 1 2 "Henstridge". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 39.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 69.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 78.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 79.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 85.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 118.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 121.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 155.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 310.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 311.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 312.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 327.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 331.
Bibliography
- Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
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