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RNAS Eastleigh (HMS Raven) is a former Royal Naval Air Station located in Southampton, Hampshire, UK, The site was previously RAF Eastleigh and RAF Southampton. History The following units were here at some point: Current use The site is now Southampton Airport. See also * List of air stations of the Royal Navy References Citations Bibliography * * * {{Royal Naval Air Stations Eastleigh Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the United Kingdom 2011 census, 2011 census. The town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Ensign Of The United Kingdom
The White Ensign, at one time called the St George's Ensign because of the simultaneous existence of a crossless version of the flag, is an ensign (flag), ensign worn on British Royal Navy ships and shore establishments. It consists of a red St George's Cross on a white field, identical to the flag of England except with the Union Flag in the upper canton. The White Ensign is also worn by yachts of members of the Royal Yacht Squadron and by ships of Trinity House escorting Monarchy of the United Kingdom, the reigning monarch. In addition to the United Kingdom, several other nations have variants of the White Ensign with their own national flags in the canton, with the St George's Cross sometimes being replaced by a naval badge omitting the cross altogether. Yachts of the Royal Irish Yacht Club wear a white ensign with an Irish tricolour in the first quadrant and defaced by the crowned harp from the Heraldic Badge of Ireland. The Flag of the British Antarctic Territory and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cierva C
The Cierva Autogiro Company was a British firm established in 1926 to develop the autogyro. The company was set up to further the designs of Juan de la Cierva, a Spanish engineer and pilot, with the financial backing of James George Weir, a Scottish industrialist and aviator. History Juan de la Cierva's first British-built autogyro was the C.8 design. It and some other designs were built in conjunction with Avro. The pre-war Cierva C.30 proved popular. Nearly 150 were built under licence in the United Kingdom by Avro, in Germany by Focke-Wulf, and in France by Lioré-et-Olivier. On 9 December 1936, Cierva was killed in the Croydon KLM airliner accident when the aircraft in which he was a passenger crashed after taking off in fog. Dr. James Allan Jamieson Bennett was promoted to Chief Technical Officer of the company and remained in the position until leaving in 1939. In addition to making important contributions to autogyro controls while at Cierva Autogyro, Bennett carried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
802 Naval Air Squadron
802 Naval Air Squadron (802 NAS), colloquially called 802 Squadron, was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It most recently operated the Hawker Sea Hawk between 1956 and 1959, notably during the Suez crisis. Established in April 1933, the squadron flew various biplane fighter aircraft and was initially deployed from HMS ''Glorious'', but was ultimately lost when the carrier was sunk in June 1940. Reformed in November with Grumman Martlet, these aircraft were assigned to operate from HMS ''Audacity'' and HMS ''Argus'' during July and August 1941; the latter detachment, designated 802B Flight, was soon reassigned to HMS ''Victorious''. The squadron regrouped aboard HMS ''Audacity'', however, it faced its second loss at sea when HMS ''Audacity'' was sunk by ''U-741'' in December 1941. Reformed in February 1942 with Hawker Sea Hurricane, the squadron embarked in HMS ''Avenger'' in September for an Arctic convoy and later to offer air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
801 Naval Air Squadron
801 Naval Air Squadron (801 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN) formed in 1933 which fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Falklands War. History Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force 801 Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm was established on 3 April 1933, at RAF Netheravon in Wiltshire, through the redesignation of No. 401 (Fleet Fighter) Flight, FAA, within the Royal Air Force. Equipped with three Fairey Flycatchers and six Hawker Nimrods biplane fighters, it embarked commenced operations in Home Waters and the Mediterranean. The Fairey Flycatchers were replaced by Hawker Ospreys in early 1934, while the Hawker Nimrods were retired in October 1936. In early 1939, Blackburn Skuas and Gloster Sea Gladiators were allocated to for Deck Landing Training duties. However, following the transfer of the Fleet Air Arm to Admiralty oversight on 24 May 1939, the unit was reclassified as a second line squadron and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
800 Naval Air Squadron
800 Naval Air Squadron (800 NAS) also referred to as 800 Squadron, was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It most recently operated the Harrier as part of Joint Force Harrier (JFH), from March 2006 until January 2011. Formed on 3 April 1933 by amalgamating No's 402 and 404 (Fleet Fighter) Flights. Operating as a carrier-based fighter squadron, it served throughout the Second World War. During the Korean War, it flew Supermarine Seafire. These were followed with the Supermarine Attacker in the mid-1950s, then the Hawker Sea Hawk during the Suez Crises, and later the Supermarine Scimitar and Blackburn Buccaneer during the 1960s. The squadron flew the Sea Harrier throughout the 1980s, 1990s and early noughties, notably during the Falklands War. History 1930s 800 Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm was established on 3 April 1933, at RAF Netheravon in Wiltshire, through the amalgamation of Nos. 402 and 404 (Fleet Fighter) Fligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawker Hart
The Hawker Hart is a British two-seater biplane light bomber aircraft that saw service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and manufactured by Hawker Aircraft. The Hart was a prominent British aircraft in the inter-war period, but was obsolete and already side-lined for newer monoplane aircraft designs by the start of the Second World War, playing only minor roles in the conflict before being retired. Several major variants of the Hart were developed, including a navalised version for the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers. Beyond Britain, the Hart would be operated by a number of foreign nations, including Sweden, Yugoslavia, Estonia, South Africa, and Canada. Design and development In 1926, the Air Ministry stated a List of Air Ministry Specifications#1920-1929, requirement for a two-seat high-performance light day-bomber, to be of all-metal construction and with a maximum speed of 160 mph (258 km/h). Designs were tendered by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
780 Naval Air Squadron
780 Naval Air Squadron (780 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN) which last disbanded at HMS ''Seahawk'', RNAS Culdrose in November 1949. 780 Naval Air Squadron formed at HMS ''Raven'', RNAS Eastleigh as a Conversion Course Unit, in October 1939, to train experienced civilian pilots in naval flying. It moved to HMS ''Daedalus'', RNAS Lee-on-Solent, in October 1940, and later, its role had changed to converting pilots to Fairey Barracuda aircraft. It spent a year at RNAS Charlton Horethorne, before returning to HMS ''Daedalus'' and disbanded, early 1945. In March 1946, the squadron reformed at HMS ''Godwit'', RNAS Hinstock, as the Naval Advanced Flying School, to give flying instructors' courses, and later provided Instrument Flying Training. In December, the squadron moved to HMS ''Jackdaw'', RNAS Crail, then in March 1947 moved to HMS ''Merlin'', RNAS Donibristle, and in May to HMS ''Seahawk'' as the first resident unit. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
