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CLOSED/WITHDRAWN	1946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.


HOMING - VISUAL	By day	None.
	By night	None.
HOMING--RADIO	D/F	VH/F
	Beacons	Yes, details not known.
APPROACH - VISUAL	By day	None.
	By night
APPROACH - RADIO
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT	M/F & H/F	transmitters, receivers.
	VH/F	transmitters, receivers.

GROUND RADAR	Yes, details not known.

ACCOMMODATION

Capacity:

Officers:	Unknown.
Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings:	Unknown.

ARMOURIES

Not known.

COMPASS BASE

Not known.

DISPERSAL

Not known.

HANGARS

Hangars

Number /Type	Size	Door Height	Door Width
Not known.

MEDICAL

Not known.

METEOROLOGICAL

Not known.

FUEL AND OIL

Aviation -

Not known.

M/T -

Not known.

Oil -

Not known.

TEST BASE

Not known.

TEST BUTT

Not known.

WORKSHOPS

Not known.

VISITORS

Not known.

EXPLOSIVES

Not known.

BOMBING AND FIRING RANGES

Not known.

Information taken from C.B. 4368B (Text) (8/45) Handbook of Royal Naval Air Stations (Abroad)

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

733

810

831

847

851 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