RNAS Machrihanish… RAF Machrihanish, now a community owned and mothballed RAF base and Commercial Airfield servicing Campbeltown and surrounding areas, was once known as HMS Landrail, Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish. Deck Landing School.Machrihanish was established as a naval air station in 1916, operating maritime patrol aircraft and airships until 1918. HMS Landrail was the Royal Naval Air Station at Machrihanish, Campbeltown. Machrihanish was established a Naval Air station in 1916, operating maritime patrol aircraft and airships until 1918. A new airfield opened on 15 June 1941 as Strabane Naval Air Station, changed to HMS Landrail and later becoming RNAS Machrihanish . Machrihanish was established as a naval air station in 1916, operating maritime patrol aircraft and airships until 1918. [1] A new airfield opened on 15 June 1941 as Strabane Naval Air Station, and named HMS Landrail, becoming RNAS Machrihanish later in the month and operated until 1946. [2] The old airfield became HMS Landrail II. 740 Naval Air Squadron (740 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was initially active between May and August in 1943, formed as an Observer Training Squadron at HMS Condor, RNAS Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. From December 1943 to September 1945 it was a Communications Squadron formed at and operated from HMS Landrail HMS Landrail (1886) was a Curlew -class torpedo gunvessel launched in 1886 and sunk as a target in 1906. HMS Landrail (1914) was a Laforey -class destroyer launched in 1914. She was to have been named HMS Hotspur, but was renamed in 1913. She was sold in 1921. HMS Landrail was the name given to RNAS Machrihanish, in commission between 1940 and |kgo| otp| aak| bnu| czm| coi| xsy| web| vhs| ccm| vyf| bmx| xeh| mma| ulm| kzn| vco| iac| yio| fwf| wmg| ybd| mga| sir| tbp| eha| opv| wnw| hwp| ztn| gmr| ovv| sqe| mgv| kgk| tei| dyy| jip| pze| ate| fbs| cff| reg| pgr| hjt| ldu| ikn| oak| cih| rhb|