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RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper)
Royal Naval Air Station Henstridge (RNAS Henstridge; or HMS ''Dipper'') is a former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airbase, located west of Shaftesbury, in Dorset and east of Yeovil, in Somerset, in South West England. It is home to the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Units A number of units were here at some point: * 24th Naval Fighter Wing * 718 Naval Air Squadron 5 June 1944 – 17 August 1945 * 748 Naval Air Squadron 4 February 1944 – 9 March 1944 * 760 Naval Air Squadron 27 December 1945 – 23 January 1946 * 761 Naval Air Squadron 10 April 1943- 1 May 1944 The first squadron to move in. * 767 Naval Air Squadron 4 January 1952 – 19 January 1952 Moved from Yeovilton during re-surfacing works. * 794 Naval Air Squadron 22 November 1943 – 1 December 1943 * 799 Naval Air Squadron 17 December 1945 – 23 January 1946 * 808 Naval Air Squadron 7 March 1944 – 31 March 1944/11 April 1944 – 22 April 1944 * 885 Naval Air Squadron 31 March 1944 – 22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henstridge
Henstridge is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated east of Sherborne in the South Somerset district, near the border with Dorset. The parish includes the hamlet of Yenston. In 2011, the village had a population of 1,814. History The village name means "the ridge where stallions are kept". The parish was part of the hundred of Horethorne. Yenston Priory was a 16th-century house of Benedictine monks. Governance The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
794 Naval Air Squadron
794 Naval Air Squadron (794 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN) which disbanded in March 1947. The squadron formed as an Air Target Towing Squadron, at HMS ''Heron'', RNAS Yeovilton, during August 1940, although operated target tug aircraft out of the satellite, RNAS Haldon. In April 1943 it provided a detachment at RAF Warmwell as an air firing unit and three months later the squadron relocated to RNAS Angle and became the Naval Air Firing Unit. Further moves followed in quick succession, to HMS ''Goldcrest'', RNAS Dale, in September, HMS ''Dipper'', RNAS Henstridge, in November and HMS ''Heron'' II, RNAS Charlton Horethorne in December and by which time the squadron was designated No. 1 Naval Air Firing Unit, but disbanded in June 1944. The squadron reformed at HMS ''Vulture'', RNAS St Merryn, in January 1945, as the School of Air Firing and later in the year was tasked to support the newly formed Ground Attack School. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Air Stations Of The Royal Navy
This is a list of naval air stations of the Royal Navy. Naval air stations are shore establishments of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), the branch of the Royal Navy (RN) responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. Historically, RNAS referred to the Royal Naval Air Service, which was the aviation branch of the Royal Navy. This merged in 1918 with the Royal Flying Corps, of the British Army, to form an independent service, the Royal Air Force (RAF). Currently the abbreviation RNAS stands for "Royal Naval Air Station", and in common with Royal Air Force station naming convention, is always followed by a geographical place in which the air station is located. Between 1918 and 1939, the Royal Air Force had provided the Fleet Air Arm to the Royal Navy, and Royal Naval Air Stations were consequently operated by Royal Air force personnel. On 24 May 1939, operation of the Fleet Air Arm was returned to full Admiralty control under the '' Inskip Award'', with Royal Air Force personnel r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkrun
Parkrun (stylised as parkrun) is a collection of 5K run, events for runners, walkers and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 23 countries across five continents. Parkrun was founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt on 2 October 2004 at Bushy Park in London, England. The event was originally called the Bushy Parkrun, Bushy Park Time Trial. It grew into a network of similar events called the UK Time Trials, before adopting the name Parkrun in 2008 and expanding into other countries. The first event outside the United Kingdom was launched in Zimbabwe in 2008, followed by Denmark in 2009, South Africa and Australia in 2011 and the United States in 2012. Sinton-Hewitt was appointed CBE for his services to grassroots sport in 2014. By October 2018 over 5 million runners were registered worldwide, now over 10 million. Events take place at a range of general locations including parks, stately homes, forests, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, beaches, prome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansard
''Hansard'' is the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries. It is named after Thomas Curson Hansard (1776–1833), a London printer and publisher, who was the first official printer to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament at Westminster. Origins Though the history of the ''Hansard'' began in the British Parliament, each of Britain's colonies developed a separate and distinctive history. Before 1771, the British Parliament had long been a highly secretive body. The official record of the actions of the House was publicly available but there was no record of the debates. The publication of remarks made in the House became a breach of parliamentary privilege, punishable by the two Houses of Parliament (UK), Houses of Parliament. As the populace became interested in parliamentary debates, more independent newspapers began publishing unofficial accounts of them. The many penalties implemented by the governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristow Helicopters
Bristow Helicopters Limited is a British civil helicopter operator originally based at Aberdeen Airport, Scotland, which is currently a part of the U.S.-based Bristow Group () which in turn has its corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S. In 2020, Bristow Group was merged with Era Helicopters, a large U.S.-based commercial helicopter operator that was previously a division of Era Aviation, with the two companies then continuing to use the Bristow name. Bristow Helicopters was established by Alan Bristow in June 1955; two years later, it acquired its first pair of helicopters in the form of the Westland Widgeon. The company quickly expanded overseas as well as various services, including helicopter training, oil exploration, search and rescue, and charter flights. Having entered the African market in 1960, Nigeria became Bristow's biggest profit centre during the 1970s. Entering the North Sea market, also during the 1960s, Bristow became Aberdeen Airport's largest sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supermarine Seafire
The Supermarine Seafire is a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. It was analogous in concept to the Hawker Hurricane variants#Sea Hurricanes, Hawker Sea Hurricane, a navalised aircraft, navalised version of the Spitfire's stablemate, the Hawker Hurricane. The name Seafire was derived from the contraction of the full name of Sea Spitfire.Andrews and Morgan 1987, p. 247. A carrier-capable version of the Supermarine Spitfire had been proposed by the British Admiralty, Admiralty in May 1938. Despite a pressing need to replace various obsolete types in the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), some opposed the idea, including Winston Churchill, although these disputes were often a result of the overriding priority for land-based Spitfires instead. During 1941 and early 1942, the Admiralty again requested naval Spitfires, resulting in an initial batch of Seafire Mk.Ib fighters in late 1941, which were mainly used to gain experience operating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Implacable (R86)
HMS ''Implacable'' was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy during World War II. Upon completion in 1944, she was initially assigned to the Home Fleet and attacked targets in Norway for the rest of the year. She was subsequently assigned to the British Pacific Fleet (BPF) where she attacked the Japanese naval base at Truk and targets in the Japanese Home Islands in 1945. The ship was used to repatriate liberated Allied prisoners of war (PoWs) and soldiers after the Japanese surrender, for the rest of the year. ''Implacable'' returned home in 1946 and became the Home Fleet's deck-landing training carrier, a role that lasted until 1950. She briefly served as flagship of the Home Fleet in 1950. During this time she participated in many exercises and made a number of port visits in Western Europe. She was placed in reserve in 1950 and converted into a training ship in 1952, and served as flagship of the Home Fleet Training Squadron. The shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
897 Naval Air Squadron
897 Naval Air Squadron (897 NAS), sometimes expressed as 897 Squadron, was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It most recently operated Hawker Sea Hawk between November 1955 and January 1957. Established as a fighter squadron at HMS ''Blackcap'', RNAS Stretton, on 1 August 1942, the squadron was disbanded into 801 and 880 Naval Air Squadrons on 3 September. It reformed at HMS ''Blackcap'' as a fighter unit on 1 December 1942. On August 4, the squadron joined HMS ''Unicorn'' and provided air support for Operation Avalanche, part of the Allied invasion of Italy, in September 1943. The squadron became part of the 3rd Naval Fighter Wing, focusing on tactical reconnaissance and bombardment spotting. It provided cover during the Operation Neptune, the Normandy landings, where it claimed a Messerschmidt Bf 109 and inflicted damage on a midget submarine. The squadron disbanded into 885 Naval Air Squadron on 15 July 1944. It re-established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
894 Naval Air Squadron
894 Naval Air Squadron (894 NAS), sometimes referred to as 894 Squadron, was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It most recently operated de Havilland Sea Venom between January 1957 and December 1960. Formed at RN Air Section Norfolk, Virginia, in August 1942, as a fighter squadron, in December, the squadron joined HMS ''Battler'' for the UK, eventually arriving at HMS ''Sparrowhawk'', RNAS Hatston, in February, where it later joined HMS ''Illustrious'' in July. The squadron provided air cover for the Salerno landings in September 1943. It returned to HMS ''Dipper'', RNAS Henstridge, in late October 1943 and became part of the 24th Naval Fighter Wing. The squadron boarded HMS ''Indefatigable'' in July, covering operations over Norway, including two attacks on the battleship ''Tirpitz''. In November 1943, the squadron joined the aircraft carrier HMS ''Implacable'' for Ceylon. The squadron supported attacks on Sumatra in January 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
887 Naval Air Squadron
887 Naval Air Squadron (887 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, which last disbanded during March 1946. It was formed as a Fleet Fighter squadron in May 1942 at HMS ''Daedalus'', RNAS, Lee-on-Solent. The squadron embarked in HMS ''Unicorn'' during 1943 for convoy escort duties and later in the year to cover the allied landings at Salerno, Italy. At the end of 1943 it formed part of the 24th Naval Fighter Wing. 1944 saw it embark in HMS ''Indefatigable'' and the squadron saw action in operations against the german battleship ''Tirpitz'' during early 1944 and then joined the British Pacific Fleet at the end of the year. It was part of the attacks on the oil refineries at Palembang at the start of 1945 and later in the year it was involved in sorties around Tokyo, as part of the 7th Carrier Air Group, before V-J Day. History Fleet fighter squadron (1942 - 1946) 887 Naval Air Squadron formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS ''Daedalus''), Hampshire, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
886 Naval Air Squadron
886 Naval Air Squadron (886 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was formed at HMS ''Merlin'', RNAS Donibristle, as a Fleet Fighter squadron during March 1942. The squadron was loaned to RAF Fighter Command during the summer of 1942, returning the Fleet Air Arm later on in the year. 1943 saw it participate in Operation Avalanche, part of the Allied invasion of Italy. The following year it was involved with operations over Normandy, spotting for the allied invasion of France from 6 to the end of June 1944, disbanding the following month. History Fleet fighter squadron (1942–1944) 886 Naval Air Squadron formed at RNAS Donibristle (HMS ''Merlin''), Fife, Scotland, on 15 March 1942, Lieutenant J. Harman commanding. Its role was as a Fleet Fighter squadron and it was equipped with six Fairey Fulmar Mk II, a carrier-based reconnaissance and fighter aircraft. The squadron personnel underwent type familiarisation and after working-up it flew sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
