| On May 24th 1939
administrative control of the Fleet Air Arm was transferred to the
Board of Admiralty from the Royal Air Force. Four airfields in
the UK were transferred to the Fleet Air Arm, these were the
stations at Donibristle, Lee-on-Solent, Ford, and Worthy Down, but
they still relied entirely on lodger facilities at RAF stations when
operating overseas. During the early days of the war the navy took
steps to obtain its own airfields both in the UK and near to
strategic bases abroad; some were to be purpose built and others
taken over from the RAF.
Key to
abbreviations:
M.O.N.A.B. -
Mobile Naval Air Base
R.N.A.S. -
Royal Naval Air Station
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This index covers all Royal Naval Air Stations, listed
alphabetically by location.
See the master index for a full list of
all Fleet Air Arm establishments
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| Name |
Ship name |
Type |
Location |
| Archerfield |
H.M.S. Nabreekie |
R.N.A.S.
(M.O.N.A.B. No. VII) |
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Abbotsinch |
H.M.S. Sanderling |
R.N.A.S. |
Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Addu Atoll |
On books of 'Haitian'/'Maraga' |
R.N.A.S. |
Gan, Addu Atoll, Maldive Islands |
| Angle |
H.M.S. Goldcrest |
R.N.A.S. |
Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Anthorn |
H.M.S. Nuthatch |
R.N.A.S. |
Cumberland, England |
| Arbroath |
H.M.S. Condor |
R.N.A.S. |
Angus, Scotland |
| Ayr |
H.M.S. Wagtail |
R.N.A.S. |
Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Ballyhalbert |
H.M.S. Corncrake |
R.N.A.S. |
County Down, N. Ireland |
| Banff |
On Books of 'Fulmar' |
R.N.A.S. |
Morayshire, Scotland |
| Bankstown |
H.M.S. Nabberley |
R.N.A.S.
(M.O.N.A.B. No. II) |
Sydney, N.S.W., Australia |
| Beccles |
H.M.S. Hornbill II |
R.N.A.S. |
Suffolk, England |
| Bermuda |
On Books of 'Malabar' |
R.N.A.S. |
Bermuda |
| Bramcote |
H.M.S. Gamecock |
R.N.A.S. |
Warwickshire, England |
| Brawdy |
H.M.S. Goldcrest/H.M.S.
Goldcrest II |
R.N.A.S. |
Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Bungay |
H.M.S. Europa II |
R.N.A.S. |
Suffolk, England |
| Burscough |
H.M.S. Ringtail |
R.N.A.S. |
Lancashire, England |
| Bush Barn |
On Books of 'Kestrel' |
R.N.A.S. |
Hampshire, England |
| Campeltown |
H.M.S. Landrail (II) |
R.N.A.S. |
Argyll, Scotland |
| Charlton
Horethorne
|
H.M.S. Heron II |
R.N.A.S. |
Somerset, England |
| Cluntoe |
On Books of 'Gannet' |
R.N.A.S. |
County Tyrone, N. Ireland |
| Colombo
Racecourse |
H.M.S. Berhunda |
R.N.A.S. |
Ceylon |
| Cowdray Park |
On Books of 'Daedalus' |
R.N.A.S. |
Sussex, England |
| Crail |
H.M.S. Jackdaw |
R.N.A.S. |
Fife, Scotland |
| Culdrose |
H.M.S. Seahawk |
R.N.A.S. |
Helston, Cornwall, England |
| Culham |
H.M.S. Hornbill |
R.N.A.S. |
Oxfordshire, England |
| Dale |
H.M.S. Goldcrest |
R.N.A.S. |
Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Dekheila |
H.M.S. Greebe |
R.N.A.S. |
Egypt |
| Diego Suarez |
On Books of 'Ironclad' |
R.N.A.S. |
Madagascar |
| Donninristle |
H.M.S. Merlin |
R.N.A.S. |
Fife, Scotland |
| Dounreay |
H.M.S. Tern III/On books of 'Fulmar' |
R.N.A.S. |
Caithness, Scotland |
| Drem |
H.M.S. Nighthawk |
R.N.A.S. |
East Lothian, Scotland |
| Dundee |
On Books of 'Condor' |
R.N.A.S. |
Angus, Scotland |
| Dunino |
H.M.S. Jackdaw II |
R.N.A.S. |
Fife, Scotland |
| Eastleigh |
H.M.S. Raven |
R.N.A.S. |
Hampshire, England |
| East Haven |
H.M.S. Peewit |
R.N.A.S. |
Angus, Scotland |
| Eglinton |
H.M.S. Gannet |
R.N.A.S. |
County Londonderry, N. Ireland |
| Evanton |
H.M.S. Fieldfare |
R.N.A.S. |
Ross and Cromarty, Scotland |
| Fearn |
H.M.S. Owl |
R.N.A.S. |
Ross-shire, Scotland |
| Ford |
H.M.S. Peregrine' / On Books of 'Daedalus' |
Lodger facility (R.A.F.)/R.N.A.S. |
Sussex, England |
| Gosport |
H.M.S. Siskin |
R.N.A.S. |
Hampshire, England |
| Grimsetter |
H.M.S. Robin |
R.N.A.S. |
Kirkwall, Orkney |
| Haldon |
H.M.S. Heron II/On Books of 'Heron' |
R.N.A.S. |
Devon, England |
| Halifax |
On Books of 'Saker'/H.M.S. Canada |
R.N.A.S. |
Nova Scotia |
| Halesworth |
H.M.S. Sparrowhawk |
R.N.A.S. |
Suffolk, England |
| Hastings |
H.M.S. Spurwing |
R.N.A.S. |
Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Hatston |
H.M.S. Sparrowhawk |
R.N.A.S. |
Kirkwall, Orkney |
| Henstridge |
H.M.S. Dipper |
R.N.A.S. |
Dorset, England |
| Hinstock |
H.M.S. Godwit |
R.N.A.S. |
Shropshire, England |
| Hiswa |
On Books of 'Sheba'/H.M.S. Rapax |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.)/R.N.A.S. |
Aden |
| Inskip |
H.M.S. Nightjar |
R.N.A.S. |
Lancashire, England |
| Jervis Bay |
H.M.S. Nabswick |
R.N.A.S.
(M.O.N.A.B. No. V) |
New South Wales. Australia |
| Jersey |
On books of 'Kestrel' |
R.N.A.S. |
St Peter, Jersey. Channel Islands. |
| Kai Tak |
H.M.S. Nabcatcher/H.M.S. Flycatcher |
R.N.A.S.
(M.O.N.A.B. No. VIII)R.N. Air Section
|
Hong Kong |
| Kantalai |
Construction suspended |
R.N.A.S. |
Ceylon |
| Katukurunda |
H.M.S. Ukussa |
R.N.A.S. |
Ceylon, Yemen |
| Kilindini |
H.M.S. Kipanga |
R.N.A.S. |
Kenya |
| Kirkistown |
H.M.S. Corncrake II |
R.N.A.S. |
County Down, N. Ireland |
| Komenda |
H.M.S. Wara |
R.N.A.S. |
Gold Coast, W. Africa |
| Lawrenny
Ferry |
On Books of 'Daedalus' |
R.N.A.S. |
Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Lee-on-Solent |
H.M.S. Daedalus/H.M.S. Ariel |
R.N.A.S. |
Hampshire, England |
| Lewiston |
On books of 'Saker' |
R.N.A.S. |
Maine, USA |
| Limavady |
On books of 'Gannet' |
R.N.A.S. |
County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Lossiemouth |
H.M.S. Fulmar |
R.N.A.S. |
Morayshire, Scotland |
| Ludham |
H.M.S. Flycatcher |
R.N.A.S. |
Norfolk, England |
| Lympne |
H.M.S. Buzzard/H.M.S. Daedalus II |
R.N.A.S./R.N.A.T.E. |
Kent, England |
| Lympne |
H.M.S. Buzzard |
R.N.A.S. |
Kent, England |
| Machrihanish |
H.M.S. Landrail/Sanderling II |
R.N.A.S. |
Argyllshire, Scotland |
| Mackinnon
Road |
On Books of 'Kipanga II'/'Tana' |
R.N.A.S. |
Kenya, E. Africa |
| MacMerry |
H.M.S. Nighthawk II |
R.N.A.S. |
East Lothian, Scotland |
| Maryborough |
H.M.S. Stock |
R.N.A.S.
(M.O.N.A.B. No. VI) |
Queensland, Australia |
| Maydown |
H.M.S. Shrike |
R.N.A.S. |
County Londonderry, N. Ireland |
| Merryfield |
On Books of 'Heron' |
R.N.A.S. |
Somerset. England |
| Middle Wallop |
H.M.S. Flycatcher |
R.N.A.S. |
Hampshire, England |
| Milltown |
H.M.S. Fulmar II |
R.N.A.S. |
Morayshire, Scotland |
| North Front |
H.M.S. Cormorant II/On Books of 'Cormorant' |
R.N.A.S./R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Gibraltar |
| Nowra |
H.M.S. Nabbington/H.M.S. Nabswick |
R.N.A.S.
(M.O.N.A.B. No. I)/(M.O.N.A.B. No. V) |
N.S.W. Australia |
| Nutts Corner |
H.M.S. Pintail |
R.N.A.S. |
County Antrim, N. Ireland |
| Plaisance |
H.M.S. Sambur
Construction suspended |
R.N.A.S. |
Mauritius |
| Palisadoes |
H.M.S. Buzzard |
R.N.A.S. |
Jamaica |
| Peplow |
H.M.S. Godwit |
R.N.A.S. |
Shropshire, England |
| Piarco |
H.M.S. Goshawk |
R.N.A.S. |
Trinidad |
| Ponam |
H.M.S.
Nabaron |
R.N.A.S.
(M.O.N.A.B. No. IV) |
Admiralty Islands |
| Predannack |
- |
R.N.A.S. |
Cornwall, England |
| Prestwick |
H.M.S. Gannet |
R.N.A.S. |
Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Puttalam |
H.M.S. Rajaliya |
R.N.A.S. |
Ceylon |
| Quonset
Point |
H.M.S. Asbury |
R.N.A.S. |
Rhode island, U.S.A. |
| Rattray |
H.M.S. Merganser |
R.N.A.S. |
Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Roborough |
On Books of 'Drake' |
R.N.A.S. |
Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Ronaldsway |
H.M.S. Urley |
R.N.A.S. |
Isle of Man |
| St. Merryn |
H.M.S. Vulture |
R.N.A.S. |
Cornwall, England |
| Sandbanks |
On Books of 'Daedalus' |
R.N.A.S. |
Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
| Schofields |
H.M.S. Nabthorpe/H.M.S. Nabstock |
R.N.A.S.
(M.O.N.A.B. No. III)/(M.O.N.A.B. No. VI) |
New South Wales, Australia |
| Sembawang |
H.M.S. Simbang |
R.N.A.S. |
Singapore |
| Skeabrae |
On Books of 'Sparrowhawk' / H.M.S. Tern II |
Lodger facility (R.A.F.)/R.N.A.S.
|
Orkney |
| Squantum |
On Books of 'Saker' |
R.N.A.S. |
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA |
| Stornoway |
H.M.S. Mentor II / On books of 'Mentor' |
R.N.A.S. / Lodger facility (R.A.F.) |
Isle of Lewis |
| Stretton |
H.M.S. Blackcap |
R.N.A.S./R.N.A.M.Y. |
Cheshire, England |
| Sulur |
H.M.S. Vairi |
R.N.A.S. |
Coimbatore, S. India |
| Takali |
H.M.S. Goldfinch |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.)/R.N.A.S. |
Malta |
| Tambaram |
H.M.S. Valluru |
R.N.A.S./R.N.A.M.Y. |
Madras, S. India |
| Tanga |
H.M.S. Kilele |
R.N.A.S. |
Tanganyika, E. Africa |
| Toome |
On Books of 'Gannet' |
R.N.A.S. |
County Antrim |
| Trincomalee |
H.M.S. Bambara |
R.N.A.S. |
Ceylon |
| Twatt |
H.M.S. Tern |
R.N.A.S. |
Orkney |
| Voi |
On Books of 'Kipanga' |
R.N.A.S. |
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| Weston Park |
H.M.S. Godwit II |
R.N.A.S. |
Shropshire, England |
| Wingfield |
H.M.S. Malagas |
R.N.A.S./ R.N.A.R.Y. |
Cape Town, S. Africa |
| Worthy Down |
H.M.S. Kestrel / H.M.S. Ariel |
R.N.A.S. |
Hampshire, England |
| Yeovilton |
H.M.S. Heron |
R.N.A.S. |
Somerset. England |
| Zeals |
H.M.S. Hummingbird |
R.N.A.S. |
Wiltshire, England |
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