RNAS Eastleigh (HMS Raven) is a former
Royal Naval Air Station
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located in
Southampton
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Hampshire
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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
Southampton Airport is an international airport located in both Eastleigh and Southampton, Hampshire, in England. The airport is located north-northeast of central Southampton. The southern tip of the runway lies within the Southampton u ...
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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.
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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.
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