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290:Site history
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18:RNAS Hatston
2575:(1945–1946)
2571:Hummingbird
2569:Zeals (HMS
2551:(1945–1946)
2547:Ringtail II
2531:(1941–1957)
2525:Twatt (HMS
2521:(1939–1955)
2511:(1947–1954)
2494:(1943–1973)
2488:(1942–1958)
2478:(19??–19??)
2454:(1947–1961)
2448:(1940–1943)
2444:Daedalus II
2427:(1944–1946)
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2097:(1945–1956)
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2071:Fearn (HMS
2056:(1944–1948)
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2005:(1942–1946)
1995:(1941–1944)
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1955:(1943–1948)
1934:(1944–1953)
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1918:Crail (HMS
1914:(1941–1945)
1908:(1943–1945)
1898:(1940–1945)
1894:Landrail II
1871:(1943–1946)
1861:(1945–1946)
1851:(1946–1971)
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1835:(1945–1971)
1804:(1944–1946)
1794:(1940–1971)
1784:(1944–1958)
1768:Angle (HMS
1764:(1943–1963)
1551:: Airlife.
1522:Marlborough
1403:22 November
1376:Warner 2005
1352:Warner 2005
1337:22 November
1082:837D Flight
1074:836M Flight
857:photography
830:, known as
728:dive bomber
708:Sparrowhawk
647:dive bomber
571:During the
554:Ted Fresson
548:In 1939 an
525:Sparrowhawk
467:Sparrowhawk
310:In use
200: /
188:002°58′35″W
176:Coordinates
97:Sparrowhawk
81:Sparrowhawk
37:Sparrowhawk
2609:Categories
2559:& HMS
2517:Vulture II
2462:& HMS
2321:Flycatcher
2309:& HMS
2268:& HMS
2256:Flycatcher
2228:& HMS
2081:Ford (HMS
2044:& HMS
2001:Jackdaw II
1979:Drem (HMS
1949:Dale (HMS
1857:Europa III
1762:Abbotsinch
1625:0951895877
1549:Shrewsbury
1481:Smith 1989
1445:Delve 2010
1364:Smith 1989
1307:References
832:‘A’ Flight
716:target tug
683:Home Fleet
663:Scapa Flow
613:A US Navy
603:Königsberg
488:Home Fleet
484:Scapa Flow
266:Royal Navy
185:58°59′39″N
2537:Godwit II
2452:St Davids
2403:Merganser
2362:Godwit II
2331:Fulmar II
2311:Gannet II
2083:Peregrine
2046:Sea Eagle
1991:Condor II
1981:Nighthawk
1951:Goldcrest
1875:Bush Barn
1847:Goldcrest
1821:Corncrake
1798:Ayr (HMS
1770:Goldcrest
1748:former UK
1591:Tonbridge
1526:Wiltshire
1312:Citations
1284:Gladiator
1282:Road and
1272:Swordfish
1238:aerodrome
900:Irish Sea
898:, in the
815:, within
753:. Later,
550:Admiralty
515:Admiralty
407:Direction
386:Elevation
356:Occupants
282:Condition
248:Admiralty
56:, on the
2630:Kirkwall
2561:Ariel II
2492:Sydenham
2484:Blackcap
2413:Drake II
2299:Macmerry
2291:Landrail
2238:Limavady
2226:Daedalus
2185:Nightjar
2124:Heron II
1930:Hornbill
1904:Heron II
1867:Ringtail
1839:Bramcote
1780:Nuthatch
1631:28 April
1290:See also
1220:1842 NAS
1216:1841 NAS
1212:1840 NAS
1208:1820 NAS
1202:1771 NAS
1198:1770 NAS
849:landings
845:circuits
777:Bismarck
702:Daedalus
530:paid off
508:Finstown
472:Kirkwall
348:Garrison
254:Operator
218:HY435125
58:Mainland
54:Kirkwall
2594:Bermuda
2557:Kestrel
2474:Tern II
2460:Vulture
2386:(1971–)
2352:Pintail
2266:Buzzard
2054:Evanton
1971:Tern II
1920:Jackdaw
1831:Sealion
1800:Wagtail
1740:(1940–)
1724:(1959–)
1718:(1947–)
1714:Seahawk
1705:current
1268:Seafire
1245:airport
1192:899 NAS
1188:898 NAS
1184:896 NAS
1180:894 NAS
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1172:891 NAS
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940:800 NAS
935:771 NAS
931:746 NAS
927:712 NAS
923:701 NAS
919:700 NAS
891:Pegasus
794:aircrew
773:of the
771:sinking
748:biplane
726:-based
591:IV and
544:History
492:airbase
401:Runways
315: (
300: (
285:Disused
2541:(1945)
2464:Curlew
2382:Gannet
2372:Osprey
2307:Shrike
2246:Fulmar
2164:Godwit
2154:Dipper
2093:Siskin
2042:Gannet
2022:Peewit
1961:Merlin
1877:(1944)
1825:(1945)
1790:Condor
1774:(1943)
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885:Dundee
879:Condor
867:Merlin
786:Bergen
740:turret
558:Orkney
490:. The
328:Closed
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2509:Toome
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2230:Ariel
2103:Robin
2032:Raven
1736:Heron
1242:civil
910:Units
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863:, at
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435:12/30
427:07/25
416:15/33
364:H.Q.
295:Built
244:Owner
2527:Tern
1633:2023
1620:ISBN
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1572:ISBN
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1530:ISBN
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1339:2023
1276:Skua
889:HMS
873:Fife
859:and
847:and
836:Tern
746:, a
673:Tern
641:and
536:Tern
534:HMS
523:HMS
517:and
465:HMS
391:AMSL
325:Fate
317:1948
302:1934
298:1934
231:Code
223:Type
95:HMS
2502:T–Z
2343:N–P
2176:I–K
2073:Owl
2064:F–G
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