RNAS Maydown (HMS Shrike)
RNAS Maydown (HMS Shrike) | |||||||||
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| Maydown, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland | |||||||||
  RNAS Maydown Shown within the Northern Ireland  RNAS Maydown RNAS Maydown (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°02′00″N 007°14′12″W / 55.03333°N 7.23667°W | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Naval Air Station | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry Admiralty | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force Royal Navy | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1942-1943 Fleet Air Arm 1943-1947 | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 & 1943 | ||||||||
| In use | July 1942 - January 1947 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 15 metres (49 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Naval Air Station Maydown (RNAS Maydown; or HMS Shrike) is a former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airbase located 4.3 miles (6.9 km) northeast of Derry, County Londonderry and 11.4 miles (18.3 km) west of Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Units
[edit]A number of units were here at some point:
- 744 Naval Air Squadron[2]
- 794 Naval Air Squadron[3]
- 804 Naval Air Squadron[4]
- 813 Naval Air Squadron[5]
- 816 Naval Air Squadron[6]
- 819 Naval Air Squadron[7]
- 821 Naval Air Squadron[8]
- 822 Naval Air Squadron[9]
- 824 Naval Air Squadron[10]
- 825 Naval Air Squadron[11]
- 831 Naval Air Squadron[12]
- 832 Naval Air Squadron[13]
- 833 Naval Air Squadron[14]
- 836 Naval Air Squadron[15]
- 838 Naval Air Squadron[16]
- 840 Naval Air Squadron[17]
- 842 Naval Air Squadron[18]
- 845 Naval Air Squadron[19]
- 846 Naval Air Squadron[20]
- 848 Naval Air Squadron[21]
- 849 Naval Air Squadron[22]
- 850 Naval Air Squadron[23]
- 852 Naval Air Squadron[24]
- 853 Naval Air Squadron[25]
- 856 Naval Air Squadron[26]
- 860 Naval Air Squadron[27]
- 1834 Naval Air Squadron[28]
- 2nd Fighter Squadron[29]
- 7th Fighter Squadron[29]
- No. 2754 Squadron RAF Regiment[29]
- No. 2756 Squadron RAF Regiment[29]
- No. 2836 Squadron RAF Regiment[29]
- Combined Anti-Submarine Tactical School RAF[29]
Current use
[edit]The site is currently used by industry.[29]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Falconer 1998, p. 62.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 66.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 118.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 141.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 171.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 187.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 194.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 204.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 207.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 213.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 219.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 239.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 241.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 242.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 247.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 253.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 254.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 256.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 259.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 267.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 275.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 279.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 284.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 287.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 288.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 291.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 294.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 348.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Maydown". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
Bibliography
[edit]- Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
- Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
