| 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.
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This index covers all Royal Naval Air Sections,
listed alphabetically by location.
See the master index for a full list of
all Fleet Air Arm establishments.
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under construction - Bold links open pages that are complete
with unit history.
| Name |
Ship name |
Type |
Location |
| Aboukir |
H.M.S. Nile II |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Abu Qir, Egypt |
| Andrakaka |
On Books of 'Ironclad' |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Diego Suarez, Madagascar |
|
Argentia |
On Books of 'Avalon III' |
R.N. Air Section (US NAS) |
Newfoundland |
| Beaulieu |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Brockenhurst, Hampshire |
| Boscombe Down |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Salisbury, Wiltshire |
| Bridgnorth |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Bridgnorth, Shropshire |
| China Bay
[Trincomalee] |
On Books of 'Lanka' |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Ceylon |
| Cholavaram |
- |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Madras, S. India |
| Christchurch |
On Books of 'Raven' |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Dorset, England |
| Cochin |
H.M.S. Kalugu |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
S. India |
| Cranfield |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Cranfield, Bletchley, Buckinghanshire |
| Dartmouth |
H.M.S. Seaborn |
R.N. Air Section (R.C.A.F.) |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Defford |
On books of 'Daedalus' |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Worcestershire, England |
| Eastchurch |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Rochester, Kent |
| Floyd Bennett
Field
|
On Books of 'Saker' |
R.N. Air Section (U.S.N.) |
Brooklyn, New York City, USA |
| Ford |
On Books of 'Daedalus'/H.M.S. Peregrine |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.)/R.N.A.S. |
Sussex, England |
| Hal Far |
H.M.S. Falcon |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.)/R.N.A.S. |
Malta |
| Hiswa |
On Books of 'Sheba'/H.M.S. Rapax |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.)/R.N.A.S. |
Aden |
| Hullavington |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Chippenham, Wiltshire |
| Hvittanes |
On books of 'Baldur II' |
R.N. Air Section |
Iceland |
| Juhu |
? |
Lodger facilities (R.A.F.) |
Bombay, India |
| Kai Tak |
H.M.S. Nabcatcher /H.M.S. Flycatcher |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Hong Kong |
| Kaldadarnes |
On books of 'Baldur II' |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Iceland |
| Linton-on-Ouse |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
York, Yorkshire |
| Little Rissington |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
| Manby |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Louth, Lincolnshire |
| Minneryia |
- |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Ceylon |
|
Norfolk |
On Books of 'Saker' ? |
R.N. Air Section (U.S.N. |
Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
| North Front |
H.M.S. Cormorant II/On Books of 'Cormorant' |
R.N.A.S./R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Gibraltar |
| Old Sarum |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Salisbury. Wiltshire |
| Pembroke Dock
|
On books of 'Daedalus' |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Port Reitz |
On Books of 'Kipanga' |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Mombasa, E. Africa |
| St. Thomas Mount |
- |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Madras, S. India |
| Santa Cruz |
- |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Bombay, India |
| Shawbury |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| Sigriya |
- |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Ceylon |
| Speke |
|
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Speke, Liverpool |
| Stamford Hill |
On books of 'Afrikander' / H.M.S. Kongoni |
R.N. Air Section (S.A.A.F.) |
Durban, S. Africa |
| Tafaraoui
|
On Books of 'Cororant II' |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Oran, Algeria. |
| Takali |
H.M.S. Goldfinch |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.)/R.N.A.S. |
Malta |
| Vavuniya |
- |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Ceylon |
| Vizagapatam |
- |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
S. India |
| Voi |
On Books of 'Kipanga II'/'Tana' |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Voi, Kenya |
| Watchfield |
? |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Watton |
On Books of 'Daedalus' |
R.N. Air Section (R.A.F.) |
Thetford, Norfolk |
| Wynberg |
On Books of 'Afrikander III' |
R.N. Air Section (S.A.A.F.) |
Wynberg, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Yarmouth |
On Books of 'Canada' |
R.N. Air Section (R.C.A.F.) |
Nova Scotia |
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