Latitude 8°03'11"N Longitude 80°58'54"E


ACQUISITION	Lodger facilities for an RN squadrons at an R.A.F. Heavy Bomber airfield.
OPENED/GRANTED	1942
CLOSED/WITHDRAWN	1946

C.O./O.I.C.

FUNCTION/FACILITY	Accommodation for one Naval Air Squadron available. An extension of this facility to cover an additional three Squadrons is under consideration.
ADDRESS	R.N. Air Section R.A.F. Station Minnerya, Ceylon
LOCALITY	Situated 33 miles SSW. of R.N.A.S. TRINCOMALEE. It lies about 4 miles E. of the village of Minnerya, and close NE. of the branch railway running through the village towards its junction with the main, Trincomalee-Colombo line, distant 8 miles NW. from the airfield.
LANDMARKS	Not known.
ROAD AND RAIL ACCESS	Not known.


CONTROL	Not known.
ELEVATION	171' above M.S.L.
RUNWAYS	One, 07/25 QDM. ---° ----° .... 2,500 .50 yds; there is a 50-yd. wide levelled natural strip alongside the runway.
TRACKS	Not known.
OBSTRUCTIONS	Navigation	Not known.
	Circuit	Not known.
	Approach	Not known.
APPROACH	Not known.
WIND INDICATOR	Not known.

ACCOMMODATION

Living quarters

Capacity:

ARMOURIES

COMPASS BASE

DISPERSAL

HANGARS

MEDICAL

METEOROLOGICAL

FUEL AND OIL

TEST BASE

TEST BUTT

WORKSHOPS

VISITORS

EXPLOSIVES

BOMBING AND FIRING RANGES

Air to air

Air to ground and R. p. Firing

Live and practice bombing

Practice bombing

Assault training

Information taken from CB 4368 B. Admiralty Handbook of Naval Air Stations Aug. 45

List of first and second line squadrons, station flight and other flying units based at this location

733

810

831	Torpedo-Bomber and Reconnaissance squadron Moved her from R.N. Air Section Vavuniya 20.11.44. Moved to R.N.A.S. Colombo Racecourse 19/12/44. Equipped with 12 Avenger Is & 4Wildcat V.

1834

1836

1837

1838