RNAS Stretton
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RNAS Stretton was a former Royal Navy air station in Cheshire, England, that served as a key Fleet Air Arm base during and after the Second World War.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Naval Air Station
ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | HMS Blackcap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureReason |
defence cuts
ⓘ
rationalisation of Fleet Air Arm shore bases ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
partly agricultural land
ⓘ
partly industrial estate ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important training and operational station during and after the Second World War
ⓘ
key Fleet Air Arm base in north-west England ⓘ |
| hostedAircraftType |
Avro Anson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Skyraider NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairey Firefly NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairey Gannet NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Sea Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ Percival Sea Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Seafire NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Sea Vampire NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Sea Venom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedUnit |
Fleet Air Arm squadrons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve air branch units NERFINISHED ⓘ carrier-based fighter squadrons ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | EGVN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Cheshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Warrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRunways | 3 ⓘ |
| operatedByBranch | Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| postwarRole |
home for anti-submarine warfare squadrons
ⓘ
home for carrier-borne fighter squadrons ⓘ major northern Fleet Air Arm base ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
Fleet Air Arm air station
ⓘ
carrier aircraft support base ⓘ |
| remnant |
sections of runways
ⓘ
some perimeter tracks ⓘ |
| runwayConfiguration | triangular ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| servedAs |
deck-landing training base
ⓘ
operational fighter base ⓘ transport aircraft base ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aircrew training
ⓘ
carrier trials ⓘ maintenance and storage of aircraft ⓘ reserve training ⓘ support of Royal Navy aircraft carriers in the Irish Sea ⓘ |
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