RNAS Hatston
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RNAS Hatston was a Royal Navy air station in Orkney, Scotland, that served as an important Fleet Air Arm base during the Second World War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RNAS Hatston canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Naval Air Station ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Admiralty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| garrison | Fleet Air Arm squadrons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Military history of Orkney
ⓘ
Royal Naval Air Stations in Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II airfields in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | hard-surface runways ⓘ |
| locatedInCouncilArea | Orkney Islands Council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mainland, Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | naval aviation ⓘ |
| near | Scapa Flow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Fleet Air Arm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
air operations base
ⓘ
support of Royal Navy fleet operations ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceRole |
Fleet Air Arm base
ⓘ
naval air station ⓘ |
| status | former military air station ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
North Atlantic operations
ⓘ
Scapa Flow defence ⓘ support for Home Fleet ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Second World War
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-submarine warfare operations
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fighter operations ⓘ fleet reconnaissance ⓘ maritime patrol operations ⓘ training of Fleet Air Arm personnel ⓘ |
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