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.
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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Units
editA 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
editThe site is currently used by industry.[29]
See also
editReferences
editCitations
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.