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style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">RNAS Charlton Horethorne (HMS <i>Heron</i> II)<div style="padding-bottom:2px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/90px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/135px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/180px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="label"><a href="/wiki/Charlton_Horethorne" title="Charlton Horethorne">Charlton Horethorne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a> in England</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=RNAS_Charlton_Horethorne_(HMS_Heron_II)&params=51_01_01_N_002_30_31_W_region:GB_type:airport"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°01′01″N</span> <span class="longitude">002°30′31″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.01694°N 2.50861°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.01694; -2.50861</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Royal Naval Air Station</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Controlled by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">1942<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1942</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In use</th><td class="infobox-data">1942-1948<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1948</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Airfield information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">191 metres (627 ft) <a href="/wiki/Above_mean_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Above mean sea level">AMSL</a></td></tr><tr><td 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</tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Royal Naval Air Station Charlton Horethorne</b>, (<b>RNAS Charlton Horethorne</b>; or <b>HMS <i>Heron</i> II</b>) is a former <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Royal Naval Air Station</a> in the hamlet of <a href="/wiki/Sigwells" title="Sigwells">Sigwells</a> in <a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a>, England. It opened in 1942,<sup id="cite_ref-sher_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sher-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as a flying training base under the administrative care of <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Yeovilton_(HMS_Heron)" title="RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)">HMS <i>Heron</i></a>. It closed in 1948 and has since been returned to agricultural use. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RNAS_Charlton_Horethorne_(HMS_Heron_II)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The site was originally planned as a satellite station for <a href="/wiki/RAF_Exeter" class="mw-redirect" title="RAF Exeter">RAF Exeter</a> for <a href="/wiki/No._10_Group_RAF" title="No. 10 Group RAF">No. 10 Group</a> of <a href="/wiki/RAF_Fighter_Command" title="RAF Fighter Command">RAF Fighter Command</a>. Construction started in the summer of 1941. The landing strip was grass rather than tarmac and few permanent buildings apart from the <a href="/wiki/Control_tower" class="mw-redirect" title="Control tower">control tower</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Blister_hangar" title="Blister hangar">blister hangars</a>, with aircraft being protected by <a href="/wiki/Blast_pen" class="mw-redirect" title="Blast pen">blast pens</a>. Ground defence was provided by the <a href="/wiki/Somerset_Light_Infantry" title="Somerset Light Infantry">Somerset Light Infantry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-berryman_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-berryman-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It opened as an RAF station on 10 July 1942 and was made available for use by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/886_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="886 Naval Air Squadron">886</a> and <a href="/wiki/887_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="887 Naval Air Squadron">887</a> Squadrons, who flew <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Fulmar" title="Fairey Fulmar">Fairey Fulmars</a> were the first to occupy the site, soon to be replaced by <a href="/wiki/790_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="790 Naval Air Squadron">790 Naval Air Squadron</a>. Various squadrons subsequently used the station either while undergoing training and preparation for service or for fighter interception training for Air Direction Radar operators or flight controllers who were trained at <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Yeovilton_(HMS_Heron)" title="RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)">RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-berryman_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-berryman-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 1942 <a href="/wiki/891_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="891 Naval Air Squadron">891 Naval Air Squadron</a> transferred from <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Lee-on-Solent_(HMS_Daedalus)" title="RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus)">RNAS Lee-on-Solent</a> where it had been formed to Charlton Horethorne with six <a href="/wiki/Sea_Hurricane" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Hurricane">Sea Hurricanes</a> to prepare for carrier operations, later transferring to <a href="/wiki/RNAS_St_Merryn_(HMS_Vulture)" title="RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture)">RNAS St Merryn</a> and then embarking on <a href="/wiki/HMS_Dasher_(D37)" title="HMS Dasher (D37)">HMS Dasher</a> to take part in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Torch" title="Operation Torch">Operation Torch</a>. Other squadrons posted to the base during 1942 included: 782, 879 and <a href="/wiki/809_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="809 Naval Air Squadron">809 Naval Air Squadrons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-berryman_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-berryman-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 December 1942 Charlton Horethorne was formally transferred from the RAF to the Admiralty and designated as HMS Heron II, which had previously been at <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Haldon" class="mw-redirect" title="RNAS Haldon">RNAS Haldon</a>. In 1943 a new watch tower was built, more runways laid out in the grass and further hangars built. Further squadrons were temporarily stationed at the base with 780 Squadron staying the longest. In 1945 the base was taken over by RAF Maintenance Command who used it for storage until the end of 1947. It then became a satelitte training field for <a href="/wiki/RAF_Old_Sarum" class="mw-redirect" title="RAF Old Sarum">RAF Old Sarum</a> and kept on a Care and Maintenance basis until it was de-requisitioned and returned to farmland. </p><p>A number of units were here at some point:<sup id="cite_ref-ABCT_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABCT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._11_Maintenance_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 11 Maintenance Unit RAF">No. 11 Maintenance Unit RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/765_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="765 Naval Air Squadron">765 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/780_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="780 Naval Air Squadron">780 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/790_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="790 Naval Air Squadron">790 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/794_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="794 Naval Air Squadron">794 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/804_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="804 Naval Air Squadron">804 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/808_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="808 Naval Air Squadron">808 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/809_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="809 Naval Air Squadron">809 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/879_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="879 Naval Air Squadron">879 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/886_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="886 Naval Air Squadron">886 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/887_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="887 Naval Air Squadron">887 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/891_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="891 Naval Air Squadron">891 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/893_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="893 Naval Air Squadron">893 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/895_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="895 Naval Air Squadron">895 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/897_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="897 Naval Air Squadron">897 Naval Air Squadron</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post_closure">Post closure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RNAS_Charlton_Horethorne_(HMS_Heron_II)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Post closure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The control tower was converted by Norman Clothier a local builder in Charlton Horethorne in the sixties. </p><p>The old control tower still stands and has been converted into a domestic dwelling.<sup id="cite_ref-sher_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sher-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RNAS_Charlton_Horethorne_(HMS_Heron_II)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of air stations of the Royal Navy">List of air stations of the Royal Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlton_Horethorne" title="Charlton Horethorne">Charlton Horethorne</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Airport#1940–1960" title="Glasgow Airport">Abbotsinch</a> (1943–1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Angle" title="RAF Angle">Angle (HMS <i>Goldcrest</i>)</a> (1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthorn_Radio_Station#RNAS_Anthorn" title="Anthorn Radio Station">Anthorn (HMS <i>Nuthatch</i>)</a> (1944–1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RM_Condor" title="RM Condor">Arbroath (HMS <i>Condor</i>)</a> (1940–1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Heathfield" title="RAF Heathfield">Ayr (HMS <i>Wagtail</i>)</a> (1944–1946)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Ballyhalbert" title="RAF Ballyhalbert">Ballyhalbert (HMS <i>Corncrake</i>)</a> (1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Ballykelly_(HMS_Sealion)" title="RNAS Ballykelly (HMS Sealion)">Ballykelly (HMS <i>Sealion</i>)</a> (1945–1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Bramcote" title="RAF Bramcote">Bramcote</a> (1946–1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Brawdy" title="RAF Brawdy">Brawdy (HMS <i>Goldcrest</i>)</a> (1946–1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Bungay" title="RAF Bungay">Bungay (HMS <i>Europa III</i>)</a> (1945–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Burscough_(HMS_Ringtail)" title="RNAS Burscough (HMS Ringtail)">Burscough (HMS <i>Ringtail</i>)</a> (1943–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Satellite_Landing_Grounds#Satellite_Landing_Grounds" title="List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds">Bush Barn</a> (1944)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">C</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Machrihanish_(HMS_Landrail)" title="RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail)">Campbeltown (HMS <i>Landrail II</i>)</a> (1940–1945)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Charlton Horethorne (HMS <i>Heron II</i>)</a> (1943–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy#Former_naval_air_stations" title="List of air stations of the Royal Navy">Cowdray Park</a> (1941–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Crail_(HMS_Jackdaw)" title="RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw)">Crail (HMS <i>Jackdaw</i>)</a> (1940–1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Culham_(HMS_Hornbill)" title="RNAS Culham (HMS Hornbill)">Culham (HMS <i>Hornbill</i>)</a> (1944–1953)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">D</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Dale_(HMS_Goldcrest)" title="RNAS Dale (HMS Goldcrest)">Dale (HMS <i>Goldcrest</i>)</a> (1943–1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Donibristle_(HMS_Merlin)" title="RNAS Donibristle (HMS Merlin)">Donibristle (HMS <i>Merlin</i>)</a> (1939–1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Dounreay" title="RAF Dounreay">Dounreay (HMS <i>Tern II</i>)</a> (1944–1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Drem" title="RAF Drem">Drem (HMS <i>Nighthawk</i>)</a> (1945–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy#Former_naval_air_stations" title="List of air stations of the Royal Navy">Dundee (HMS <i>Condor II</i>)</a> (1941–1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Dunino_(HMS_Jackdaw_II)" title="RNAS Dunino (HMS Jackdaw II)">Dunino (HMS <i>Jackdaw II</i>)</a> (1942–1946)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">E</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_East_Haven_(HMS_Peewit)" title="RNAS East Haven (HMS Peewit)">East Haven (HMS <i>Peewit</i>)</a> (1943–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Eastleigh_(HMS_Raven)" title="RNAS Eastleigh (HMS Raven)">Eastleigh (HMS <i>Raven</i>)</a> (1939–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Eglinton_(HMS_Gannet)" title="RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet)">Eglinton (HMS <i>Gannet</i> & HMS <i>Sea Eagle</i>)</a> (1943–1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Fieldfare" title="HMS Fieldfare">Evanton</a> (1944–1948)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">F–G</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Fearn_(HMS_Owl)" title="RNAS Fearn (HMS Owl)">Fearn (HMS <i>Owl</i>)</a> (1942–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HM_Prison_Ford#Air_Force_and_Navy_use" title="HM Prison Ford">Ford (HMS <i>Peregrine</i>)</a> (1939–1940, 1945–1948, 1950–1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Sultan_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Sultan (shore establishment)">Gosport (HMS <i>Siskin</i>)</a> (1945–1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkwall_Airport#Royal_Navy" title="Kirkwall Airport">Grimsetter (HMS <i>Robin</i>)</a> (1943–1945)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">H</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Haldon_Aerodrome" title="Haldon Aerodrome">Haldon (HMS <i>Heron II</i>)</a> (1941–1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Halesworth" title="RAF Halesworth">Halesworth (HMS <i>Sparrowhawk</i>)</a> (1945–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Hatston_(HMS_Sparrowhawk)" title="RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk)">Hatston (HMS <i>Sparrowhawk</i>)</a> (1939–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Henstridge" title="RNAS Henstridge">Henstridge (HMS <i>Dipper</i>)</a> (1943–1946, 1959–1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Hinstock_(HMS_Godwit)" title="RNAS Hinstock (HMS Godwit)">Hinstock (HMS <i>Godwit</i>)</a> (1942–1947)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">I–K</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Inskip_(HMS_Nightjar)" title="RNAS Inskip (HMS Nightjar)">Inskip (HMS <i>Nightjar</i>)</a> (1943–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Kirkistown" title="RAF Kirkistown">Kirkistown (HMS <i>Corncrake II</i>)</a> (1945–1946)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">L</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Lawrenny_Ferry_(HMS_Daedalus_II)" title="RNAS Lawrenny Ferry (HMS Daedalus II)">Lawrenny Ferry (HMS <i>Daedalus II</i>)</a> (1942–1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Lee-on-Solent_(HMS_Daedalus)" title="RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus)">Lee-on-Solent (HMS <i>Daedalus</i> & HMS <i>Ariel</i>)</a> (1939–1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Limavady" title="RAF Limavady">Limavady</a> (1945–19??)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Lossiemouth" title="RAF Lossiemouth">Lossiemouth (HMS <i>Fulmar</i>)</a> (1945–1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Ludham" title="RAF Ludham">Ludham (HMS <i>Flycatcher</i>)</a> (1944–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Lympne" title="RAF Lympne">Lympne (HMS <i>Buzzard</i> & HMS <i>Daedalus II</i>)</a> (1939–1940)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">M</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Machrihanish_(HMS_Landrail)" title="RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail)">Machrihanish (HMS 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href="/wiki/RNAS_Portland_(HMS_Osprey)" title="RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey)">Portland (HMS <i>Osprey</i>)</a> (1959–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Gannet_(stone_frigate)" title="HMS Gannet (stone frigate)">Prestwick (HMS <i>Gannet</i>)</a> (1971–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">R</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Rattray" title="RNAS Rattray">Crimond/Rattray/Rattray Head (HMS <i>Merganser</i>)</a> (1944–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Roborough" title="RAF Roborough">Roborough (HMS <i>Drake II</i>)</a> (19??–19??)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_Airport#HMS_Urley" title="Isle of Man Airport">Ronaldsway (HMS <i>Urley</i>)</a> (1944–1946)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">S</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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