| 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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abbreviations:
R.N.A.E. -
Royal Naval Air Establishment
R.N.A.D.C. -
Royal Naval Aircraft Direction Centre
R.N.A.T.E. -
Royal Naval Aircraft Training Establishment
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This index covers all Royal Naval Air Establishments, listed
alphabetically by location.
See the master index for a full list of
all Fleet Air Arm establishments
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with unit history.
| Name |
Ship name |
Type |
Location |
| Almondbank |
? |
R.N. Aircraft Workshops |
Perth, Scotland |
| Bedhampton
Camp |
H.M.S. Daedalus III |
FAA Transit Camp |
Hampshire, England |
| Coventry |
? |
R.N. Aircraft Workshops |
Coventry, England |
| Culcheth |
H.M.S. Arial |
R.N.A.T.E. |
Warrington, Lancashire, England |
| Forton
Barracks |
H.M.S. St. Vincent |
R.N.A.T.E. |
Gosport, Hampshire. England. |
| Fulham |
On Books of 'Daedalus' / H.M.S. Turnstone |
R.N.A.T.E. |
Fulham. London |
| Kete |
H.M.S. Harrier |
R.N.A.D.C. |
Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Llangennech |
? |
R.N. Aircraft Workshops |
Carmarthen. Wales |
| Lympne |
H.M.S. Buzzard/H.M.S. Daedalus II |
R.N.A.S./R.N.A.T.E. |
Kent, England |
| Maharagama |
H.M.S. Monara |
R.N.A.T.E. |
Ceylon |
| Millmeece |
H.M.S. Fledgling |
R.N.A.T.E. |
Staffordshire, England |
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Newcastle-Under-Lyme |
H.M.S. Daedalus II |
R.N.A.T.E. |
Staffordshire, England |
| Ratmalana |
On Books of 'Bherunda'/H.M.S. Seruwa |
FAA Transit Camp |
Ceylon |
| Puckpool |
H.M.S. Medina |
FAA Transit Camp |
Isle of Wight, England |
| Risley |
H.M.S. Gosling |
R.N.A.T.E. |
Lancashire, England |
| Townhill |
H.M.S.Waxwing |
FAA Transit Camp |
Fife, Scotland |
| Treligga |
H.M.S. Vulture II |
F.A.A. live firing range & emergency landing
ground |
Cornwall, England |
| Watford |
H.M.S. Turnstone |
R.N.A.T.E. |
Hertfordshire, England |
| Wellbank |
H.M.S. Macaw |
F.A.A. Transit Camp |
Bootle, Cumberland, England |
| Worthy Down |
H.M.S. Ariel |
R.N. Air Electrical School |
Hampshire, England |
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