List of air stations of the Royal Navy
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This is a list of Royal Navy naval air stations. Naval air stations are Royal Navy (RN) shore establishments which operate to support the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), the branch of the RN responsible for operating the service's naval aircraft.
Historically, the abbreviation RNAS referred to the Royal Naval Air Service, the Royal Navy's aviation branch until 1918. That year, the RNAS merged with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) of the British Army to form the independent Royal Air Force (RAF). In contemporary usage, RNAS denotes a "Royal Naval Air Station" and, following RAF station‑naming conventions, is paired with the geographical location of the establishment.
Between 1918 and 1939, the RAF provided and operated the FAA in support of the RN, and Royal Naval Air Stations were consequently manned and administered by RAF personnel.
On 24 May 1939, operational control of the FAA returned to the Admiralty under the terms of the Inskip Award. RAF personnel were replaced by, or transferred to, RN service.
As RAF Coastal Command remained part of the RAF, Royal Naval Air Stations have generally supported carrier-based aircraft as shore bases when required since 1939.
Current naval air stations
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Front‑line operations of the Fleet Air Arm are primarily conducted from two main naval air stations, RNAS Culdrose and RNAS Yeovilton, each supported by a nearby satellite airfield, Predannack Airfield and RNAS Merryfield respectively.
Fleet Air Arm front‑line units also operate from several additional airbases as required: HMS Gannet, a Royal Navy forward operating base at Glasgow Prestwick Airport and RAF Marham, an Royal Air Force station and is home to F-35B Lightning II operations and also a Fleet Air Arm squadron.[1][2]
Several former airbases are operated by the defence contractor QinetiQ on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for test and evaluation purposes. The principal site is the former RAF station at Boscombe Down in Wiltshire and is home to a Fleet Air Arm unit.[3][4]
Training for aircrew across all three UK armed services is delivered through the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS), which utilises a couple of Royal Air Force stations both with a Fleet Air Arm presence, at RAF Barkston Heath and at RAF Shawbury.[5][6][7]
(Bold denotes Royal Navy shore establishment, italics denotes other controlled airbase with Fleet Air Arm unit)
| Main Naval Air Stations and Satellite Airfields | ||
|---|---|---|
| Airbase | Location | Role/Units |
| RNAS Culdrose | Helston, Cornwall, England | Maritime Merlin operations; Royal Naval School of Flight Deck Operations; 750 Naval Air Squadron - Observer and WSO training[8] |
| RNAS Yeovilton | Yeovilton, Somerset, England | Wildcat Maritime Force (WMF); Commando Helicopter Force (CHF); Joint Aviation Command; Wildcat Demo Team; 727 Naval Air Squadron - Flight grading and assessment[9] |
| Predannack Airfield (satellite) | Mullion, Cornwall | Satellite airfield supporting RNAS Culdrose |
| RNAS Merryfield (satellite) | Ilton, Somerset | Satellite airfield supporting RNAS Yeovilton |
| Front-Line Support Airbases | ||
| HMS Gannet | Glasgow Prestwick Airport, South Ayrshire, Scotland | Forward Operating Base (FOB) for Merlin HM2 detachments from RNAS Culdrose |
| RAF Marham | Norfolk, England | Main operating base for the F-35B Lightning II; home to 809 Naval Air Squadron (Fleet Air Arm), part of the RAF's No. 1 Group. |
| Test and Evaluation Airbase | ||
| MOD Boscombe Down | Wiltshire, England | Test and Evaluation airfield operated by QinetiQ; home to 744 Naval Air Squadron as part of the Air and Space Warfare Centre and the Air Test and Evaluation Centre (ATEC) |
| UKMFTS Training Airbases | ||
| RAF Barkston Heath | Lincolnshire, England | Defense Elementary Flying Training School; includes 703 Naval Air Squadron operating the Grob Prefect T1 |
| RAF Shawbury | Shropshire, England | No. 1 Flying Training School; includes 705 Naval Air Squadron flying the Airbus Juno HT1; also home to Central Flying School (Helicopter) Squadron elements and the Defence College of Air and Space Operations |
Map of stations within the UK
Map of the United Kingdom showing active naval air stations, including forward operating bases and satellite airfields, Ministry of Defence (MOD) airfields with a Royal Navy presence and Royal Air Force (RAF) stations with a Royal Navy presence.
HMS Gannet
HMS Seahawk
HMS Heron
Predannack Airfield
RNAS Merryfield
RAF Marham - 809 Naval Air Squadron
RAF Barkston Heath - 703 Naval Air Squadron
RAF Shawbury - 705 Naval Air Squadron
MoD Boscombe Down - 744 Naval Air Squadron
Operational locations for the Fleet Air Arm within the United Kingdom. The colour of the location mark indicates the type of airbase or unit at each location (blue: Naval Air Station, orange: satellite airfield, yellow: Forward Operating Base, red: FAA Unit at RAF airbase, green: FAA Unit at MoD location)
Former naval air stations
When control of the Fleet Air Arm was transferred from the Royal Air Force, four of its existing airbases, in the United Kingdom, were also transferred to the Fleet Air Arm, these were: Donibristle, Lee-on-Solent, Ford, and Worthy Down. At that time when operating overseas, the Fleet Air Arm still needed to rely on lodger facilities at Royal Air Force stations abroad.
During the early period of the Second World War the Royal Navy worked to acquire its own airfields, both in the UK and near to strategic bases abroad. Some of these were purpose built and others were transferred over from the Royal Air Force.[10]
These lists covers Fleet Air Arm establishments, located both on the British Isles and overseas. It includes Air Stations, Air Sections, Air Maintenance & Repair Yards, Lodger units at RAF bases, and training establishments. The bases are listed alphabetically, by geographical location.
Key to the types of establishments:
- BCAS - British Commonwealth Air Station
- MONAB - Mobile Naval Air Base
- RAF - Royal Air Force
- RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force
- RCAF - Royal Canadian Air Force
- RNAS - Royal Naval Air Station
- RNAY - Royal Naval Air Yard
- RNAMY - Royal Naval Aircraft Maintenance Yard
- RNARY - Royal Naval Aircraft Repair Yard
- RNADC - Royal Naval Aircraft Direction Centre
- RNAE - Royal Naval Air Establishment
- RNATE - Royal Naval Aircraft Training Establishment
- RNTE - Royal Naval Training Establishment
- SAAF - South African Air Force
- TAMY - Transportable Aircraft Maintenance Yard
- USAF - United States Air Force
- USNAS - United States Naval Air Station
- USNAF - United States Naval Air Facility
British Isles
This list is of former air stations of the Royal Navy within the British Isles, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands.[11] The Channel Islands, off the north coast of France, are normally taken to be part of the British Isles.[12] The list includes airbases wholly operated by the Admiralty and those where RN lodger units operated, sometimes under a RN Air Section.
The Royal Navy initiated actions to secure its own airfields, both within the UK and in proximity to key overseas bases; some of these airfields were to be constructed specifically for this purpose, while others were to be acquired from the RAF. The compilation is divided into two sections; the initial section addresses airfields that were either owned by the Admiralty from their inception or RAF stations that were completely handed over to the Admiralty. The subsequent section addresses RAF stations that were provided with lodger facilities and/or where a Royal Navy Air Section was operational.
| Royal Naval Air Stations within the British Isles, including name, commission and Royal Air Force name where applicable | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ship's name | RAF Station | RN Years active | Current county | Country | Notes |
| RNAS Abbotsinch | HMS Sanderling | RAF Abbotsinch | 1943–1963 | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Lodger facilities for an RN Air Section from June 1940. Transferred from No. 19 Group RAF to the Admiralty in August 1943. Now Glasgow Airport |
| RNAS Angle | HMS Goldcrest | RAF Angle | 1943 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | Transferred from No. 19 Group RAF on 1 May 1943. Returned to RAF control on 5 September 1943. |
| RNAS Anglesey | n/a | RAF Mona | 1915–1918 | Anglesey | Wales | Airship station |
| RNAS Anthorn | HMS Nuthatch | RAF Anthorn | 1944–58 | Cumbria | England | Land requisitioned by the Admiralty and air station purpose-built. Now Anthorn Radio Station |
| RNAS Arbroath | HMS Condor | n/a | 1940–1971 | Angus | Scotland | Designed and constructed specifically for the Admiralty. Now RM Condor |
| RNAS Ayr | HMS Wagtail | RAF Heathfield RAF Ayr | 1944–46 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | Transferred on loan from No. 13 Group RAF on 6 September 1944 |
| RNAS Bacton | n/a | RAF Bacton | 1915–19 | Norfolk | England | |
| RNAS Ballyhalbert | HMS Corncrake | RAF Ballyhalbert | 1945 | County Down | Northern Ireland | Lodger facilities provided by RAF Northern Ireland from 1942. Airbase transferred from RAF Northern Ireland on a loan basis on 14 July 1945. Returned to RAF Northern Ireland on 24 January 1946. |
| RNAS Ballykelly | HMS Sealion | RAF Ballykelly | 1962–1971 | County Londonderry | Northern Ireland | RAF station hosting Joint Ant-Submarine School from 1947, RN having lodger status. Joint RAF-RN station from 1962. Now Shackleton Barracks |
| RNAS Beccles | HMS Hornbill II | RAF Beccles | 1945-53 | Suffolk | England | Lodger facilities from No. 16 Group RAF. Transferred on loan to the Admiralty in July 1945 |
| RNAS Belfast | HMS Gadwall HMS Gannet III | RAF Sydenham | 1943–1973 | County Antrim | Northern Ireland | Lodger facilities at RAF Sydenham, transferred to the Admiralty in June 1943. Also home to Royal Navy Aircraft Maintenance Yard Belfast. Returned to the RAF on 2 July 1973.[13] Now George Best Belfast City Airport |
| RNAS Bramcote | HMS Gamecock | RAF Bramcote | 1946–58 | Warwickshire | England | Transferred from No. 4 Group RAF to the Admiralty on 1 December 1946. Transferred to the British Army on 10 November 1958. Now Gamecock Barracks |
| n/a | n/a | RAF Bratton | 1943–44 | Shropshire | England | Temporarily provided under an agreement with the Air Ministry starting in April 1944. The Relief Landing Ground served as a supplementary site to RNAS Hinstock for Instrument Flying Training. |
| RNAS Brawdy | HMS Goldcrest HMS Goldcrest II | RAF Brawdy | 1946–1971 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | Re-allocated from the Air Ministry to the Admiralty on 1 January 1946. Subsequently transferred to RAF oversight on 1 March 1971. Now Cawdor Barracks |
| RNAS Bungay | HMS Europa II | RAF Bungay RAF Flixton | 1945–46 | Suffolk | England | Former USAAF airfield, transferred from the Air Ministry on loan in September 1945. Returned to the Air Ministry on 31 May 1946 |
| RNAS Burscough | HMS Ringtail | n/a | 1943–46 | Lancashire | England | Closed in May 1946, transferred to the Admiralty Dockyards department on 5 May 1955 |
| RNAS Bush Barn | n/a | RAF Bush Barn No. 44 SLG | 1944–45 | Oxfordshire | England | Transferred from the Ministry of Aircraft Production on loan July 1944. On the books of Kestrel. |
| RNAS Calshot | n/a | RAF Calshot | 1913–22 | Hampshire | England | |
| RNAS Campbeltown | HMS Landrail HMS Landrail II | n/a | 1940–45 | Argyll & Bute | Scotland | Civilian airfield requisitioned by the Admiralty in April 1940 (located 1 mile (2 km) south east of RNAS Machrihanish, grass landing ground north of the B843). |
| RNAS Capel | n/a | RAF Folkestone | 1915–19 | Kent | England | |
| RNAS Cattewater | n/a | RAF Cattewater RAF Mount Batten | 1917–18 | Devon | England | |
| RNAS Charlton Horethorne | HMS Heron II | RAF Charlton Horethorne | 1942–45 | Somerset | England | Lodger facility established at the RAF station in July 1942. It was subsequently transferred to the Admiralty on loan as of 1 January 1943. The facility was returned to RAF oversight in April 1945, in exchange for RAF Zeals. |
| RNAS Chingford | n/a | RAF Chingford | 1915–19 | Greater London | England | Now William Girling Reservoir |
| n/a | Raven | Christchurch | ?-1945 | Dorset | England | Lodger facilities with a Naval Air Section and the Naval Air Radio Installation Unit. |
| n/a (Station in Reserve) | n/a | RAF Cluntoe | 1947-mid 1950s | County Tyrone | Northern Ireland | Used occasionally. |
| RNAS Covehithe | n/a | RAF Covehithe | 1915–19 | Suffolk | England | |
| RNAS Cowdray Park | n/a | n/a | 1941–45 | West Sussex | England | Private airfield requisitioned for the storage of obsolescent naval aircraft. |
| RNAS Crail | HMS Jackdaw HMS Bruce | RAF Crail | 1940–1961 | Fife | Scotland | |
| RNAS Culham | HMS Hornbill | n/a | 1944–1953 | Oxfordshire | England | Now Culham Science Centre |
| RNAS Dale | HMS Goldcrest | RAF Dale | 1943–48 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | Transferred from No. 19 Group RAF on 5 September 1943; commission subsequently moved from RNAS Angle. |
| RNAS Donibristle | HMS Merlin | RAF Donibristle | 1939–1959 | Fife | Scotland | Transferred from the Royal Air Force on 24 May 1939; Parent Station to: RNAS Campbeltown, RNAS Drem, RNAS Evanton, and RNAS Fearn |
| RNAS Dounreay | Never commissioned | RAF Dounreay | 1944–54 | Highland | Scotland | Transferred from the Royal Air Force on 15 May 1944. Not commissioned, it was kept on care and maintenance status from 29 September 1945, as HMS Tern III, with accounts managed in Owl. It remained on the books of Fulmar from 30 September 1946 to 1 October 1954. It was transferred to the Air Ministry on 19 January 1954. |
| RNAS Drem | HMS Nighthawk | RAF Drem | 1945–46 | East Lothian | Scotland | Lodger facility for a RN Air Section at RAF Station. It was transferred to the Admiralty on an indefinite loan from No. 13 Group RAF on 21 April 1945. On 5 March 1946, it was returned to RAF control. |
| RNAS Dundee | HMS Condor II | RAF Dundee | 1941–44 | Dundee City | Scotland | First World War seaplane base retained on care & maintenance basis until reactivated at the start of the Second World War. Seaplane school for Observer training. Satellite to RNAS Arbroath |
| RNAS Dunino | HMS Jackdaw II | RAF Dunino | 1942–46 | Fife | Scotland | Transferred from the Royal Air Force on 1 December 1942. In 1946 it was put to care and maintenance. The site remained under the jurisdiction of the Royal Navy until 1957. |
| RNAS Eastchurch | n/a | RAF Eastchurch | 1910–1918 | Kent | England | Now HM Prison Standford Hill |
| RNAS East Fortune | n/a | RAF East Fortune | 1915–18 | East Lothian | Scotland | National Museum of Flight |
| RNAS East Haven | HMS Peewit | n/a | 1943–46 | Angus | Scotland | Specifically designed and constructed for the Admiralty. It served as the home for the Deck Landing Training School. |
| RNAS Eastleigh | HMS Raven | RAF Eastleigh RAF Southampton | 1917–20, 1935–39, 1939–1947 | Hampshire | England | Now Southampton Airport |
| RNAS Eglinton | HMS Gannet | RAF Eglinton | 1943–1959 1960–63 | County Londonderry | Northern Ireland | Transferred on loan from the Royal Air Force on 1 May 1943. Under care and maintenance from 1959. Served as the parent station to RNAS Maydown from 15 May 1943 to 1 January 1944 and once more from 31 September 1945. Now City of Derry Airport |
| RNAS Evanton | HMS Fieldfare | RAF Evanton Novar | 1944–48 | Highland | Scotland | It was transferred from the Royal Air Force on 1 September 1944 and functioned as a Royal Navy Aircraft Maintenance Yard. On 24 March 1948, it was put to care and maintenance |
| RNAS Fairlop | n/a | RAF Fairlop | 1916-18 | Essex | England | Playing fields, to north of WW2 RAF Fairlop |
| RNAS Fearn | HMS Owl | RAF Fearn | 1942–46 | Highland | Scotland | Transferred from the Royal Air Force on 15 July 1942. On 2 July 1946, it was placed in care and maintenance status on the books of Fulmar with a six-month notice period for potential reactivation. |
| RNAS Felixstowe | n/a | RAF Felixstowe | 1913–19 | Suffolk | England | See Seaplane Experimental Station |
| RNAS Fishguard | n/a | 1917–19 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | ||
| RNAS Ford | HMS Peregrine | RAF Ford RAF Ford Junction | 1939–40 1945–58 | West Sussex | England | On 24 May 1939, transferred from No. 17 Group RAF to the Admiralty. Subsequently, on 30 October 1940, returned to the RAF, providing lodger facilities for Royal Navy units with a notice period of one month. Furthermore, on 1 August 1945, transferred from No. 11 Group RAF to the Admiralty. The station was officially closed on 15 December 1958. Now HM Prison Ford |
| RNAS Goldhanger | n/a | RAF Goldhanger | 1915–16 | Essex | England | Farmland |
| RNAS Gosport | HMS Siskin | RAF Gosport | 1940–56 | Hampshire | England | Transferred from No. 16 Group RAF to the control of the Admiralty. On 1 June 1956, it was designated as HMS Sultan Mechanical Training and Repair Establishment. |
| RNAS Grimsetter | HMS Robin | RAF Grimsetter | 1943–45 | Orkney | Scotland | RAF station loaned to the Admiralty on 6 July 1943. It served as a satellite facility to RNAS Hatston. Now Kirkwall Airport |
| RNAS Haldon | HMS Heron II | RAF Haldon | 1941–43 | Devon | England | Transferred from the Air Ministry. This site served as a relief landing ground and a satellite to RNAS Yeovilton. It was put to care and maintenance in May 1943 and was officially closed on 17 February 1946 |
| RNAS Halesworth | HMS Sparrowhawk | RAF Halesworth | 1945–46 | Suffolk | England | Lodger facilities from No. 16 Group RAF. It was then transferred on a loan basis from 5 June 1945 until October 1946; however, on 15 March 1946, it was returned to the custody of the RAF. |
| RNAS Hatston | HMS Sparrowhawk HMS Tern II | 1939–1945 | Orkney | Scotland | Designed specifically for the Admiralty. Commissioned on 2 October 1939 as HMS Sparrowhawk, it was decommissioned on 1 August 1945 and subsequently recommissioned as HMS Tern II. It was decommissioned again on 15 September 1945 and placed in care and maintenance | |
| RNAS Henstridge | HMS Dipper | n/a | 1943–46 1949–1954 | Somerset | England | Purpose built for the Admiralty, one of only two RNAS to feature five runways, one as a dummy deck landing area equipped with an arrestor system for carrier training purposes. It was decommissioned in 1946, put to care and maintenance with a six-month notice period for potential re-opening. In 1949, it was reactivated as a satellite station to RNAS Yeovilton. However, in 1953, it was downgraded to non-flying status and reverted to care and maintenance, with a three-month notice period for re-opening to serve MONAB 10. Now Henstridge Airfield |
| RNAS Hinstock | HMS Godwit | RAF Ollerton No. 21 SLG | 1943–47 | Shropshire | England | Transferred from the Royal Air Force as the satellite airfield for RNAS Stretton on 13 August 1942. It served as the home for the Central Naval Instrument Flying Training School. It had the temporary utilisation of two airfields associated with Instrument Flying Training: RNAS Weston Park and RAF Bratton. |
| RNAS Hornsea Mere | n/a | RAF Atwick | ?-1918 | East Yorkshire | England | |
| RNAS Inskip | HMS Nightjar | n/a | 1943–46 | Lancashire | England | Constructed specifically for the Admiralty in June 1942. Closed to aviation activities from February 1946. On 2 July 1946, it was placed to care and maintenance under Blackcap. It was designated as a Royal Navy Radio station on 1 September 1958, and was officially commissioned as HMS Inskip on 21 March 1966. |
| RNAS Jersey | n/a | RAF St Helier | 1940 | Jersey | Channel Islands | Civilian airport was requisitioned by the Admiralty in March 1940, accounts under Kestrel. On 31 May 1940, naval personnel were evacuated. Jersey Airport |
| RNAS Kingsnorth | n/a | RAF Kingsnorth (WWI) | 1914–25 | Kent | England | WWI airship station on the Isle of Grain on the south bank of the River Thames |
| RNAS Kirkistown | HMS Corncrake II | RAF Kirkistown | 1945–46 | County Down | Northern Ireland | Lodger facilities for Royal Navy squadrons during WWII. It was transferred to the Admiralty from RAF Northern Ireland on a loan basis on 14 July 1945 as a satellite airfield. Returned to RAF Northern Ireland on 15 January 1946. |
| RNAS Lawrenny Ferry | HMS Daedalus II | n/a | 1942–43 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | The Admiralty requisitioned the riverbank slipway for the purpose of conducting Seaplane Flying Training Part II. It was opened in May 1941, put to Care and Maintenance status in 1943, and ultimately closed in late 1945. |
| RNAS Lee-on-Solent | HMS Daedalus HMS Ariel | RAF Lee-on-Solent | 1939–1995 | Hampshire | England | Transferred from the Air Ministry to the Admiralty on 24 May 1939. Commissioned as HMS Daedalus. Parent to: RNAE Bedhampton Camp, RNATE Lympne, RNATE Newcastle-under-Lyme, RNAS Lawrenny Ferry, and RNAS Sandbanks. Served as the home of the Air Electrical School and was commissioned as HMS Ariel from 1959 to 1965. Ceased operations in 1996. Currently known as Solent Airport Daedalus. |
| RNAS Limavady | n/a | RAF Limavady | 1944 1945–? | County Londonderry | Northern Ireland | Lodger facilities provided by No. 15 Group RAF in 1944. On 1 December 1945, it was loaned to the Admiralty. Also utilised for a short period for ADDLs during the Korean War by part of the Operational Flying Training School at RNAS Eglinton. |
| RNAS Lossiemouth | HMS Fulmar | RAF Lossiemouth | 1946–1972 | Moray | Scotland | Loaned from No. 18 Group RAF. Commissioned on 12 July 1946, it was decommissioned on 22 September 1972 and subsequently returned to RAF oversight. Lodger facilities remained after its return to the RAF until 9 February 1979. Now RAF Lossiemouth |
| RNAS Ludham | HMS Flycatcher | RAF Ludham | 1944–? | Norfolk | England | Transferred from No. 12 Group RAF on 24 August 1944. HQ Mobile Naval Airfield Organisation, MONAB assembly station with facilities for 2 x MONABs. Ceased operations on 16 February 1945, with the commission being transferred to RNAS Middle Wallop. |
| RNAS Lympne | HMS Buzzard HMS Daedalus II | RAF Lympne | 1939–1940 | Kent | England | Transferred from No. 22 Group RAF. Opened on 1 July 1939, Buzzard - Support of disembarked squadrons, Daedalus II - Technical training of Air Apprentices and Air Fitters. Closed on 23 May 1940 and returned to No. 11 Group RAF control |
| RNAS Machrihanish | HMS Landrail | RAF Machrihanish | 1941–46 1951–52 | Argyll & Bute | Scotland | A Naval Air Station purpose built on the grounds of a previous Royal Naval Air Service station from the First World War. It was handed over to the RAF and subsequently evolved into a NATO base. Now Campbeltown Airport |
| RNAS Macmerry | HMS Nighthawk II | RAF Macmerry | 1945–46 | East Lothian | Scotland | |
| RNAS Maydown | HMS Shrike HMS Gannet II | RAF Maydown | 1943–45 | County Londonderry | Northern Ireland | Transferred from the Royal Air Force on 1 May 1943. Commissioned on 1 January 1944, as HMS Shrike, and subsequently recommissioned on 31 September 1945, as HMS Gannet II, serving as a satellite station to RNAS Eglinton. It was home to the Combined Anti-Submarine Tactical School. |
| RNAS Middle Wallop | HMS Flycatcher | RAF Middle Wallop | 1945–46 | Hampshire | England | On 16 February 1945 the HQ Mobile Naval Airfield Organisation was relocated from RNAS Ludham to Middle Wallop, with the station being handed over from No. 70 Group RAF to Admiralty control on the same day, and subsequently commissioned as HMS Flycatcher. Was to be handed back to the RAF in April 1946. Now Middle Wallop Flying Station |
| RNAS Milltown | HMS Fulmar II | RAF Milltown | 1946–1972 | Moray | Scotland | |
| RNAS Milton RNAS Pembroke | n/a | RAF Carew Cheriton RAF Pembroke | 1914–18 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | |
| RNAS Narborough | n/a | RAF Narborough | Aug 1916-1916 | Norfolk | England | Farmland to NE of RAF Marham |
| RNAS Nutts Corner | HMS Pintail | RAF Nutts Corner | 1945–46 | County Antrim | Northern Ireland | Transferred from RAF Northern Ireland on a loan basis. Commissioned as HMS Pintail on 11 July 1945. It was placed to care and maintenance status on 14 November 1945 'on the books of Gadwall'. Ultimately, it was decommissioned on 1 April 1946 and returned to the control of RAF Northern Ireland. |
| RNAS Peplow | HMS Godwit II HMS Godwit | RAF Peplow | 1945–49 | Shropshire | England | Transferred from No. 21 Group RAF. It opened on 28 February 1945, commissioned HMS Godwit II, as a satellite of RNAS Hinstock. recommissioned HMS Godwit on 1 March 1947 following the closure of RNAS Hinstock. Home to the Central Naval Instrument Flying Training School. Paid off and closed by the end of 1949. |
| RNAS Portland | HMS Sarepta HMS Osprey | RAF Portland | 1959–1999 | Dorset | England | From 1959 the station shared the name HMS Osprey, the anti-submarine establishment based at Portland |
| RNAS Prestwick | HMS Gannet | RAF Prestwick | 1971–2016 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | Now Glasgow Prestwick Airport |
| RNAS Pulham | n/a | RAF Pulham | 1915-1918 | Norfolk | England | Airship station |
| RNAS Rattray RNAS Crimond RNAS Rattray Head | HMS Merganser | n/a | 1944–46 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| RNAS Redcar | Redcar | 1915–1919 | North Yorkshire | England | ||
| RNAS Roborough | HMS Drake II | RAF Roborough | 1939–1942 Postwar | Devon | England | Civil aerodrome requisitioned by the Admiralty in September 1939 and commissioned on the books of Drake, RN Barracks, Devonport. Paid off on 1 May 1942 and transferred to No. 15 Group RAF control. Became Plymouth City Airport |
| RNAS Ronaldsway | HMS Urley | RAF Ronaldsway | 1944–46 | Isle of Man | ||
| n/a | n/a | RAF St Davids | 1947–1961 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | Used by Airworks Air Direction Training Unit |
| RNAS St Merryn | HMS Vulture HMS Curlew | 1940–1956 | Cornwall | England | It commissioned as HMS Vulture on 10 August 1940, and served as the home for the School of Naval Air Warfare. Additionally, it was parent to RNAS Treligga. It decommissioned as Vulture on 14 October 1953, but was recommissioned as HMS Curlew the next day. | |
| RNAS Sandbanks | HMS Daedalus II | n/a | 1940–43 | Dorset | England | The Admiralty requisitioned the premises of the Royal Motor Yacht Club at Sandbanks, Poole Harbour, for the purpose of conducting Seaplane Flying Training Part I. It was opened in May 1940, put to care and maintenance in October 1943 and ultimately closed in late 1945. |
| RNAS Skaebrae | HMS Tern II | RAF Skaebrae | 1940–? | Orkney | Scotland | Lodger facilities initially. The airfield was handed over to the Admiralty for control after the war, designated as a station in reserve. |
| RNAS South Denes | n/a | Great Yarmouth | 1913–20 | Norfolk | England | Base for both land and seaplanes that shot down three Zeppelins during WWI[14] |
| RNAS Stornoway | HMS Mentor II | RAF Stornoway | 1940–41 1943–44 | Western Isles | Scotland | Seaplanes operated from Stornoway harbour 1940–41. Subsequently, lodger facilities available at RAF Stornoway airfield. |
| RNAS Stretton | HMS Blackcap | n/a | 1942–1958 | Cheshire | England | It was handed over to the Admiralty from the RAF on loan on 9 March 1942. It was later converted to a permanent loan on 12 December 1942. This station was the parent station to RNAS Hinstock and the RN Air Section at RAF Speke. It discontinued flying operations on 1 August 1958. |
| RNAS Tresco | n/a | RAF Tresco | 1917–19 | Isles of Scilly, Cornwall | England | |
| RNAS Twatt | HMS Tern | n/a | 1941–1957 | Orkney | Scotland | Purpose built by the Admiralty, on books of Sparrowhawk, then independent Command Tern. Paid off on 20 October 1945 to care & maintenance, accounts on Owl |
| RNAS Walmer | n/a | RAF Walmer | 1917–1918 | Kent | England | Hawkshill Freedown (open land) |
| RNAS Woodvale | HMS Ringtail II | RAF Woodvale | 1942–45 1945–46 | Merseyside | England | Lodger facilities only initially, satellite airfield postwar. |
| RNAS Worthy Down | HMS Kestrel HMS Ariel | RAF Worthy Down | 1938–39 1939–1950 1952–1960 | Hampshire | England | Lodger facilities only pre WWII. Transferred from Air ministry to Admiralty control on 24 May 1939 and commissioned as HMS Kestrel. 31 March 1948 airfield closed to flying. Paid off on 9 January 1950, reduced to care & maintenance. Recommissoined on 1 July 1952 as HMS Ariel (main site) & HMS Ariel II (South camp), decommissioned on 1 November 1960. Now Worthy Down Camp |
| RNAS Zeals | HMS Hummingbird | RAF Zeals | 1945–46 | Wiltshire | England | |
| Airfields used in the British Isles by the Royal Navy where lodger facilities were granted and/or an Air Section was present[15][16] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | RN Years active | County | Country | Notes |
| RAF Aldergrove | 1939–40 1977–1982 | County Antrim | Northern Ireland | Naval units as lodgers on an RAF Base. Now Aldergrove Flying Station |
| RAF Benbecula | 1944 | Western Isles | Scotland | Lodger facilities from No. 15 Group RAF. Now Benbecula Airport and RRH Benbecula. |
| RAF Benson | 1953–57 2013-16 | Oxfordshire | England | Lodger facilities for RNVR Squadrons and later Merlin HC3/3A Squadrons. |
| RAF Bircham Newton | 1944-45 | Norfolk | England | Lodger facilities from No. 16 Group RAF. |
| RAF Culmhead RAF Churchstanton | 1944 | Somerset | England | Lodger facilities from No. 10 Group RAF for the 24th Naval Fighter Wing. Now Culmhead Business Centre |
| RAF Detling | 1940–41 | Kent | England | Lodger facilities from No. 16 Group RAF. |
| RAF Docking | 1942–44 | Norfolk | England | Lodger facilities from No. 16 Group RAF. |
| RAF Dundonald | 1944 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | Lodger facilities from No. 105 Wing RAF for the 3rd Naval Fighter Wing. |
| RAF Duxford | 1941–43 | Cambridgeshire | England | Lodger facilities from No. 12 Group RAF for Air Fighting Development Unit. |
| RAF Fraserburgh | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Wartime lodger facilities only. | |
| RAF Harrowbeer | 1944 | Devon | England | Lodger facilities from No. 10 Group RAF. |
| RAF Hawkinge | 1944 | Kent | England | Lodger facilities from N. 16 Group RAF. |
| Heathrow | 1944–45 | Greater London | England | Lodger facilities for a flight of 781 Naval Air Squadron only. Now Heathrow airport. |
| RAF Heston | 1945-47 | Middlesex | England | Lodger facilities for 701 Naval Air Squadron from Director General of Civil Aviation. |
| RAF Honiley | 1955-57 | Warwickshire | England | Lodger facilities for 718 and 1833 Naval Air Squadrons. |
| RAF Honington | 1972-78 | Suffolk | England | Lodger facilities, 809 Naval Air Squadron and the Buccaneer Support Unit. |
| RAF Langham | 1942–44 | Norfolk | England | Lodger facilities from No. 16 Group RAF. |
| RAF Leuchars | 1972–78 | Fife | Scotland | Lodger facilities for 892 Naval Air Squadron and the Phantom Post Operational Conversion Training Unit Flight. Now Leuchars Station. |
| RAF Long Kesh | 1944–45 | County Antrim | Northern Ireland | Lodger facilities from RAF Northern Ireland. |
| RAF Manston | 1939–45 1974 | Kent | England | Lodger facilities during WWII from No. 12 Group RAF and used by 845 Naval Air Squadron briefly during early 1974. Now Manston Airport. |
| RAF Mullaghmore | 1944-45 | County Londonderry | England | Lodger facilities from No. 15 Group RAF. |
| RAF North Coates | 1940–41 | Lincolnshire | England | Lodger facilities from No. 16 Group RAF. |
| RAF Pembroke Dock | 1940–41 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | Lodger facilities for RN Air Section from No. 15 Group RAF. |
| RAF Perranporth | 1944 | Cornwall | England | Lodger facilities from No. 19 Group RAF. |
| RAF Peterhead | 1942–44 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Lodger facilities from Nos. 13 and 14 Groups RAF. |
| RAF Port Ellen | 1943 | Islay | Scotland | Lodger facilities from No. 15 Group RAF. |
| RAF St Eval | 1940–44 | Cornwall | England | Lodger facilities from Nos. 15 and 19 Groups RAF. |
| RAF St Mawgan RAF Trebelzue | 1954–56 | Cornwall | England | Lodger facilities from No. 19 Group RAF for 744 Naval Air Squadron |
| RAF Skitten | 1940–41 | Highland | Scotland | Lodger facilities from No. No. 14 Group RAF. |
| RAF Speke | 1942–45 | Merseyside | England | Lodger facilities only initially from Nos. 9 and 15 Groups RAF, housed a RN Air Section. Now Liverpool John Lennon Airport |
| RAF Sullom Voe | 1940–41 | Shetland | Scotland | Lodger unit to No. 18 Group RAF on an RAF seaplane base. |
| RAF Sumburgh | 1941–42 | Shetland | Scotland | Lodger facilities from Nos. 14 and 18 Groups RAF. Now Sumburgh Airport |
| RAF Tain | 1942–44 | Ross-shire | Scotland | Lodger facilities from Nos. 14 and 18 Groups RAF. |
| RAF Tangmere | 1942–50 | West Sussex | England | Lodger facilities from Nos. 11 and 15 Groups RAF, the Naval Air Fighting Development Unit (NAFDU) was present at some point. |
| RAF Ternhill | ?–46 | Shropshire | England | RN Air Section. |
| RAF Thorney Island | 1940–48 | West Sussex | England | Lodger facilities only initially frokm No. 16 Group RAF, used by the Naval Air Sea Warfare Development Unit at some point. Now Baker Barracks. |
| RAF Turnhouse | 1942–44 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | Lodger facilities from No. 13 Group RAF. Now Edinburgh Airport |
| RAF Watton | 1947 1951-57 1963-66 1966-69 | Norfolk | England | Lodger facilities for 751 Naval Air Squadron 1940s-1950s, 831 Naval Air Squadron early sixties and 360 RN/RAF Squadron late sixties. |
| RAF West Freugh | 1940–43 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | Lodger facilities from No. 25 Group RAF. Now MoD West Freugh. |
| RAF Westhampnett | 1945 | Sussesx | England | Lodger facilities from No. 11 Group RAF. |
| RAF West Raynham | 1945-46 | Norfolk | England | Lodger facilities from No. 11 Group RAF. Naval units attached to the RAF Central Fighter Establishment. |
| RAF Wick | 1939-40 | Caithness | Scotland | Lodger facilities from No. 13 Group RAF. |
| RAF Wittering | 1943-45 | Northamptonshire | England | Lodger facilities from No. 12 Group RAF. Naval units attached to the Air Fighting Development Unit. |
| RAF Yatesbury | 1947 | Wiltshire | England | RN Section as part of RAF Flying Training. |
Weapons Ranges
List of previously established air weapons ranges (AWR) of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm located in the United Kingdom. Note: although FAA aircraft have used other weapons ranges in the UK and abroad, operated by other authorities:[17]
| Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm air weapons ranges within the United Kingdom, including name, commission and Royal Air Force name where applicable | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ship's name | RAF Station | RN Years active | Current county | Country | Notes |
| RNAS Banff | n/a | RAF Banff | 1947-72 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Used for simulated bombing by RNAS Lossiemouth units. Unmanned satellite to RNAS Lossiemouth.[18] Part of the site is now Boyndie wind farm.[19] |
| Royal Navy Aircraft Range Lilstock | n/a | n/a | - 2014 | Somerset | England | Coastal range on Bridgwater Bay, controlled by RNAS Yeovilton. From 1995 the site was reclassified as a helicopter gunnery range only.[20] |
| RNAS Tain | n/a | RAF Tain | 1946–72 | Highland | Scotland | Tain Air Weapons Range. Parented by RNAS Lossiemouth, transferred from RAF at the same time. Air-to-ground weapons range on coast next to Tain airfield. |
| RNAS Treligga | Vulture II | n/a | 1940-55 | Cornwall | England | Fleet Air Arm live firing range & emergency landing ground under control of RNAS St Merryn, then RNAS Culdrose from 1953. |
Overseas
This list is of former air stations of the Royal Navy located outside of the British Isles. The list includes airbases wholly operated by the Admiralty and those where lodger facilities from the RAF were granted and operated under a RN Air Section.
| RNAS | HMS | RAF | RN Years active | Current county | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Nile II | Aboukir | 1935–42 |  Egypt | Lodger facilities for a RN Air Section on RAF Station | |
| Addu Atoll | Haitian Maraga | Gan | 1942-45 |  Maldives | Purpose built for the Admiralty. Transferred to the RAF. Now Gan International Airport | |
| n/a | Ironclad | Andrakaka | 1942-43 |  Madagascar | Captured Vichy French airfield, RN Air Section | |
| Archerfield | Nabsford Nabreekie | n/a | 1945–46 | Queensland |  Australia | RNAMY Archerfield used for: TAMY I (Transportable Aircraft Maintenance Yard No. 1) MONAB VII |
| Argentia | Avalon III | n/a | 1943–44 | Newfoundland |  Canada | Lodger facilities for RN Air Section at US Naval Air Station Argentia, now Naval Station Argentia |
| Bankstown | Nabberley | n/a | 1944–46 | New South Wales | Australia | MONAB II. Now Bankstown Airport |
| Bermuda | Malabar | n/a | 1939-44 | Sandys Parish |  Bermuda | Operated from North Yard of Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda on Ireland Island until relocating to Boaz Island in 1940. Care-and-maintenance status by 1945. Disposed of with other Admiralty and War Office land in 1950s |
| Brunswick | Saker | n/a | 1943-45 | Maine |  United States | U.S. Navy's Naval Air Station Brunswick loaned to the Admiralty |
| Coimbatore | Garuda | n/a | 1942–46 | Cochin |  British Indian Empire | Aircraft Repair Yard. Parent station to: RN Air Section Cochin, RN Air Station Sulur. Now Coimbatore International Airport |
| Colombo Racecourse | Bherunda | Colombo Racecourse | 1943–45 | Colombo |  British Ceylon | Now Colombo Racecourse |
| Dartmouth | Seaborn | n/a | 1940–46 | Nova Scotia | Canada | Lodger facilities for an RN air section at an RCAF base only. Now CFB Shearwater |
| Dekheila | Grebe Nile II | LG-34/LG-235 | 1940–46 | Egypt | ||
| Durban | Kongoni | n/a | 1940-46 | Durban |  South Africa | R.N. Air Section Durban at S.A.A.F. Station, Stamford Hill |
| Fayid | Phoenix | Fayid | 1941-46 | Egypt | R.N. Aircraft Repair Yard. RAF station transferred to Admiralty control | |
| Floyd Bennett Field | Saker | n/a | 1942- | United States | Lodger facilities for an RN Air Section and disembarked squadrons from 1942.[21] | |
| Hal Far | Falcon | Hal Far | 1929–50 1952–67 |  Malta | ||
| Hastings | Spurwing | Hastings | 1943–44 |  British Sierra Leone | Lodger facilities until 1943 | |
| Hiswa | Rapax | Hiswa |  Aden Protectorate | Lodger facility for an RN Air Section on RAF station. Transferred to the Admiralty for development as Royal Naval Air Station | ||
| Jervis Bay | Nabswick | n/a | 1945–46 | New South Wales | Australia | MONAB V |
| Kai Tak | Nabcatcher Flycatcher | Kai Tak | 1938–40 1945-78 | Kowloon Bay |  Hong Kong | MONAB VIII. Lodger facilities 1948 - 1978 |
| Kaldadarnes | Baldur II | Kaldadarnes | 1943 |  Iceland | Lodger facilities for an RN Air Section | |
| Katukurunda | Ukussa | Katukurunda | 1942-46 | Katukurunda | British Ceylon.[22] | Transferred from the Royal Air Force in 1942 and returned in 1946. Now Katukurunda Airport |
| Kilindini | Kipanga | n/a | 1942–44 | Mombasa |  Kenya | |
| Komenda | Wara | Takoradi | Oct–Dec 1943 |  Gold Coast | Now Takoradi Airport | |
| Lewiston | Saker | n/a | 1943–45 | Maine | United States | Now Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport |
| Mackinnon Road | Tana Kipanga II | n/a | 1942–44 | Taita-Taveta | Kenya | Now Mackinnon Road Airport |
| Maharagama | Monara | n/a | 1943–46 | Maharagama | British Ceylon | Royal Naval Air Ceylonese Training Establishment in Maharagama which was later taken over by the National Teachers' Training College.[23] |
| Maryborough | Nabstock | n/a | 1945–46 | Queensland | Australia | MONAB VI |
| Minnerya | n/a | Minnerya | 1942–46 | British Ceylon | Lodger facilities only. Now Hingurakgoda Airport | |
| Nairobi | Korongo | n/a | 1942-44 | Nairobi | Kenya | R.N. Aircraft Repair Yard. Reserve aircraft storage. Now Wilson Airport |
| Norfolk | Saker | n/a | United States | Lodger facilities at a US Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field for FAA squadrons and an Air Section.[24] | ||
| Nowra | Nabbington Nabswick | n/a | Jan–Nov 1945 1945–1946 | New South Wales | Australia | MONAB I MONAB V. Now HMAS Albatross (air station) |
| Palisadoes | Malabar III Buzzard | n/a | 1941–43 | Kingston |  Jamaica | Now Norman Manley International Airport |
| Piarco | Malabar II Goshawk | n/a | 1940–46 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Now Piarco International Airport | |
| Ponam | Nabaron | n/a | Apr–Nov 1945 | Admiralty Islands |  Papua New Guinea | MONAB IV. Former United States Navy airstrip transferred to the RN on loan |
| Port Reitz | Kipanga | Port Reitz | 1942-44 | Mombasa | Kenya | Lodger facilities for an RN Air Section at an RAF station. Now Moi International Airport |
| Puttalam | Rajaliya | n/a | 1942–45 | Puttalam District | British Ceylon | Now SLAF Palavi (Sri Lanka Air Force Palavi).[25] |
| Quonset Point | Asbury | n/a | 1942–43 | Rhode Island | United States | Now Quonset Point Air National Guard Station |
| Ras el-Tin Point | Nile | Apr 1939– Jun 1946 | Alexandria | Egypt | ||
| Schofields | Nabthorpe Nabstock | n/a | Feb–Nov 1945 Nov 1945–June 1946 | New South Wales | Australia | MONAB III MONAB VI. Now HMAS Nirimba, up for sale. |
| Sembawang | Simbang Nabrock | Sembawang | 1939-71 |  Singapore | MONAB IX. Now Sembawang Air Base | |
| Sigiriya | n/a | Sigiriya | British Ceylon | Lodger facilities only. Now Sigiriya Airport | ||
| Squantum | Saker | n/a | 1943-44 | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | United States | US Naval Air Station Squantum loaned to the Admiralty.[26] |
| Sulur | Vairi | n/a | 1944-46 | British Indian Empire | Now Sulur Air Force Station | |
| Tafaraouri | Cormorant II | n/a | 1943-44 |  Algeria | Lodger facility for an RN Air Section on Twelfth Air Force fighter station. Later Lodger rights for one squadron.[27] Now Oran Tafraoui Airport | |
| Takali | Goldfinch St Angelo | Ta Kali | 1945–53 | Malta | 1943 RN Lodger unit, 1944 Transferred to RN on temporary loan in February, 1945 Full control transferred to Admiralty in April | |
| Tambaram | Valluru | Tambaram | 1944–45 | Madras | British Indian Empire | Now Tambaram Air Force Station |
| Tanga | Kilele | n/a | 1942–44 |  Tanganyika | Now Tanga Airport | |
| Trincomalee | Bambara | China Bay | 1940-50 | Trincomalee | British Ceylon | Lodger facility for RN Air Section from August 1940. Station transferred to the Admiralty on 15 November 1944 and renamed RNAS Trincomalee. Now China Bay Airport |
| Vizagapatam | n/a | Vizagapatam | 1944-45 | British Indian Empire | Lodger facilities for an RN Fleet Requirements Unit. Now Visakhapatnam Airport | |
| Voi | Tana Kipanga II | n/a | 1944 | Kenya | Never commissioned | |
| Wingfield | Malagas | n/a | 1942–46 | Western Cape | South Africa | Was Wingfield Aerodrome, now SAS Wingfield |
| Yarmouth | Canada Seaborn | n/a | 1943-45 | Nova Scotia | Canada | Lodger facilities for an RN air section at an RCAF base only. RCAF Station Yarmouth |
Mobile Naval Air Base
The Mobile Operational Naval Air Base (MONAB) were designed to have all the capabilities of an air station or an aircraft carrier, to support the Fleet Air Arm, and that could be deployed anywhere around the world. There were eleven commissioned units, ten MONABs and one Transportable Aircraft Maintenance Yard (TAMY), ten of these saw active service for the British Pacific Fleet:[28]
| Commissioned Mobile Operational Naval Air Bases (MONABs) and Transportable Aircraft Maintenance Yards (TAMYs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Name | Ship's name | Commissioned | Paid Off | Located |
| MONAB I | HMS Nabbington | 28 October 1944 | 15 November 1945 | Nowra, Australia |
| MONAB II | HMS Nabberley | 18 November 1944 | 31 March 1946 | Bankstown, Australia |
| MONAB III | HMS Nabthorpe | 4 December 1944 | 15 November 1945 | Schofields, New South Wales, Australia |
| MONAB IV | HMS Nabaron | 1 January 1945 | 10 November 1945 | Ponam, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands |
| MONAB V | HMS Nabswick | 1 Feb 1945 | 18 Mar 1946 | Jervis Bay, Australia |
| MONAB VI | HMS Nabstock | 1 Apr 1945 | 9 Jun 1946 | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
| MONAB VII | HMS Nabreekie | 1 Jun 1945 | 5 Nov 1945 | Meeandah, Brisbane, Australia |
| MONAB VIII | HMS Nabcatcher | 1 Jul 1945 | 1 Apr 1947 | Kai Tak, Hong Kong |
| MONAB IX | HMS Nabrock | 1 Aug 1945 | 15 Dec 1945 | Sembawang, Singapore |
| MONAB X | HMS Nabhurst | 1 Sep1945 | 12 Oct 1945 | Middle Wallop, Hampshire, England |
| TAMY I | HMS Nabsford | 1 Feb 1945 | 31 Mar 1946 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Former naval air stations by ship name (HMS xxx)
HMS is an abbreviation for His Majesty's Ship (or Her Majesty's Ship).
Some smaller and some very early Naval Air Stations in the list above were not commissioned as HM Ship(s). Those below were commissioned and, therefore, have a ship's name. Royal Navy shore bases and naval air stations have traditionally been named in the same manner as seagoing ships.
Officers were appointed to HMS xxx rather than to RNAS xxx and, similarly, ratings' Service Certificates will show only the name of the ship when drafted to a Naval Air Station. Thus, this list may help when researching family history records.[citation needed]
See also
- Mobile Naval Air Base
- List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies
- List of Royal Air Force stations
- List of Royal Navy shore establishments
- Royal Navy Dockyard
- Seaplane bases in the United Kingdom
- Aircraft Handler
- List of airfields of the Army Air Corps
- Lists of military installations
- List of British Army installations