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class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RNAS Machrihanish"><img alt="RNAS Machrihanish" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/15px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/20px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:6px"><div>RNAS Machrihanish</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">RNAS Machrihanish (the United Kingdom)</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of the United Kingdom</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output 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-5.69861</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">Naval Air Station</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/Admiralty_(United_Kingdom)" title="Admiralty (United Kingdom)">Admiralty</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-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/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><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%;">Garrison information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Garrison</th><td class="infobox-data">Fleet Air Arm</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Occupants</th><td class="infobox-data">Accommodation of disembarked squadrons<br />Deck landing Training<br />Fleet Requirements Unit</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">30 feet (9 m) <a href="/wiki/Above_mean_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Above mean sea level">AMSL</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width:100%; margin:-2px -1px -1px -1px; border-spacing:0;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #ddd"> <th colspan="2" style="font-weight:normal; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 0 1px 0;">Runways</th> </tr><tr style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: left;"> <th scope="col" style="font-weight:normal; width: 25%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 0;padding:1px 2px;"><a href="/wiki/Runway#Orientation_and_dimensions" title="Runway">Direction</a></th> <th scope="col" style="font-weight:normal; width: 75%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 0 0 1px;padding:1px 2px;">Length and surface</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align: center;">03/21</td> <td style="text-align: left;">1,030 feet (314 m) Asphalt concrete</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align: center;">07/25</td> <td style="text-align: left;">1,230 feet (375 m) Asphalt concrete</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align: center;">12/30</td> <td style="text-align: left;">1,190 feet (363 m) Asphalt concrete</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align: center;">16/24</td> <td style="text-align: left;">1,000 feet (305 m) Asphalt concrete</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish</b>, (<b>RNAS Machrihanish</b>; or <b>HMS <i>Landrail</i></b>), is a former <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> air station, close to <a href="/wiki/Campbeltown" title="Campbeltown">Campbeltown</a> in <a href="/wiki/Argyll_and_Bute" title="Argyll and Bute">Argyll and Bute</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RNAS_Machrihanish_(HMS_Landrail)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Located 3 miles (5 km) west of Campbeltown on the western side of the <a href="/wiki/Kintyre" title="Kintyre">Kintyre</a> Peninsula, Machrihanish is a former RAF air station, notable for its weather forecasts. The base had an exceptionally long runway (3049m / 10,000 feet), together with a large number of technical buildings and accommodation. </p> <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_Machrihanish_(HMS_Landrail)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Machrihanish was established as a naval air station in 1916, operating maritime patrol aircraft and airships until 1918.<sup id="cite_ref-gaz_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The old airfield became HMS Landrail II. </p><p>The Air Station was re-activated again during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> for training purposes. Between 1960 and 1962, the base was reconstructed and the current runway built. Thereafter the base developed in relation to NATO requirements during the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>, and was the focus of anti-submarine operations with US-controlled nuclear depth charges.<sup id="cite_ref-gaz_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/US_Navy_SEAL" class="mw-redirect" title="US Navy SEAL">US Navy SEAL</a> unit is also said to have been based here.<sup id="cite_ref-gaz_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> £10 million was spent to upgrade the station in the early 1990s, keeping it on a care-and-maintenance basis to provide a runway for emergencies or in the event of conflict.<sup id="cite_ref-gaz_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The base remained a UK and <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> military base until 1997. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campbeltown_Airport">Campbeltown Airport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RNAS_Machrihanish_(HMS_Landrail)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Campbeltown Airport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Between the wars a commercial aerodrome was established and is still operated by the government-owned <a href="/wiki/Highlands_and_Islands_Airports_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Highlands and Islands Airports Limited">Highlands and Islands Airports Limited</a> operates with <a href="/wiki/IATA" class="mw-redirect" title="IATA">IATA</a> location code "GQJ".<sup id="cite_ref-GQJ_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GQJ-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It uses the same single runway which, at 3049m (10,000 feet), is the longest in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-GQJ_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GQJ-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The terminal building are at the south-eastern end. There are scheduled flights to <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Units">Units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RNAS_Machrihanish_(HMS_Landrail)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> A number of units were here at some point:<sup id="cite_ref-ABCT_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABCT-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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></p><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/21st_Naval_TBR_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="21st Naval TBR Wing">21st Naval TBR Wing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_Naval_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="30th Naval Fighter Wing">30th Naval Fighter Wing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._65_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 65 Squadron RAF">No. 65 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/730_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="730 Naval Air Squadron">730 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/740_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="740 Naval Air Squadron">740 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/744_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="744 Naval Air Squadron">744 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/751_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="751 Naval Air Squadron">751 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/766_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="766 Naval Air Squadron">766 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/768_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="768 Naval Air Squadron">768 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/772_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="772 Naval Air Squadron">772 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/784_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="784 Naval Air Squadron">784 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/787_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="787 Naval Air Squadron">787 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/799_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="799 Naval Air Squadron">799 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/800_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="800 Naval Air Squadron">800 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/801_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="801 Naval Air Squadron">801 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="802 Naval Air Squadron">802 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/805_Naval_Air_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="805 Naval Air Squadron">805 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/806_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="806 Naval Air Squadron">806 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/807_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="807 Naval Air Squadron">807 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/810_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="810 Naval Air Squadron">810 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/811_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="811 Naval Air Squadron">811 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/812_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="812 Naval Air Squadron">812 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/813_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="813 Naval Air Squadron">813 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/814_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="814 Naval Air Squadron">814 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/815_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="815 Naval Air Squadron">815 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/816_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="816 Naval Air Squadron">816 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/817_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="817 Naval Air Squadron">817 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/818_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="818 Naval Air Squadron">818 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/819_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="819 Naval Air Squadron">819 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/820_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="820 Naval Air Squadron">820 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/821_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="821 Naval Air Squadron">821 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/822_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="822 Naval Air Squadron">822 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/823_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="823 Naval Air Squadron">823 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/824_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="824 Naval Air Squadron">824 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/825_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="825 Naval Air Squadron">825 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/826_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="826 Naval Air Squadron">826 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/827_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="827 Naval Air Squadron">827 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/828_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="828 Naval Air Squadron">828 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/829_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="829 Naval Air Squadron">829 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/830_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="830 Naval Air Squadron">830 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/831_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="831 Naval Air Squadron">831 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/832_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="832 Naval Air Squadron">832 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/833_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="833 Naval Air Squadron">833 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/834_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="834 Naval Air Squadron">834 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/835_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="835 Naval Air Squadron">835 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/836_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="836 Naval Air Squadron">836 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/837_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="837 Naval Air Squadron">837 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/838_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="838 Naval Air Squadron">838 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/840_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="840 Naval Air Squadron">840 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/841_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="841 Naval Air Squadron">841 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/842_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="842 Naval Air Squadron">842 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/845_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="845 Naval Air Squadron">845 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/846_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="846 Naval Air Squadron">846 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/847_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="847 Naval Air Squadron">847 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/848_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="848 Naval Air Squadron">848 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/849_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="849 Naval Air Squadron">849 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/850_Naval_Air_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="850 Naval Air Squadron">850 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/852_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="852 Naval Air Squadron">852 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/853_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="853 Naval Air Squadron">853 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/854_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="854 Naval Air Squadron">854 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/855_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="855 Naval Air Squadron">855 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/856_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="856 Naval Air Squadron">856 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/857_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="857 Naval Air Squadron">857 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/878_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="878 Naval Air Squadron">878 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/880_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="880 Naval Air Squadron">880 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/881_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="881 Naval Air Squadron">881 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/882_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="882 Naval Air Squadron">882 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/883_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="883 Naval Air Squadron">883 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/884_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="884 Naval Air Squadron">884 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/885_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="885 Naval Air Squadron">885 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/888_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="888 Naval Air Squadron">888 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/890_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="890 Naval Air Squadron">890 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/892_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="892 Naval Air Squadron">892 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/894_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="894 Naval Air Squadron">894 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> <li><a href="/wiki/899_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="899 Naval Air Squadron">899 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1771_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1771 Naval Air Squadron">1771 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1792 Naval Air Squadron">1792 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1830 Naval Air Squadron">1830 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1832 Naval Air Squadron">1832 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1833 Naval Air Squadron">1833 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1834 Naval Air Squadron">1834 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1836 Naval Air Squadron">1836 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1838 Naval Air Squadron">1838 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1840 Naval Air Squadron">1840 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1848 Naval Air Squadron">1848 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1853 Naval Air Squadron">1853 Naval Air Squadron</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RNAS_Machrihanish_(HMS_Landrail)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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(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 class="mw-selflink selflink">Campbeltown (HMS <i>Landrail II</i>)</a> (1940–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Charlton_Horethorne_(HMS_Heron_II)" title="RNAS Charlton Horethorne (HMS Heron II)">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 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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 class="mw-selflink selflink">Machrihanish (HMS <i>Landrail</i>)</a> (1941–1946, 1951–1952)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Macmerry" title="RAF Macmerry">Macmerry</a> (1945–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Maydown_(HMS_Shrike)" title="RNAS Maydown (HMS Shrike)">Maydown (HMS <i>Shrike</i> & HMS <i>Gannet II</i>)</a> (1943–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AAC_Middle_Wallop" class="mw-redirect" title="AAC Middle Wallop">Middle Wallop (HMS <i>Flycatcher</i>)</a> (1945–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Milltown" title="RAF Milltown">Milltown (HMS <i>Fulmar II</i>)</a> (1946–1972)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">N–P</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/RAF_Nutts_Corner" title="RAF Nutts Corner">Nutts Corner (HMS <i>Pintail</i>)</a> (1945–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Peplow" title="RAF Peplow">Peplow (HMS <i>Godwit II</i>)</a> (1945–1949)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Portland_(HMS_Osprey)" title="RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey)">Portland 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