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RNAS Stretton - HMS Blackcap
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 3:59 pm
by Little h
RNAS Stretton - HMS Blackcap
Was an airfield in the close to the village of Stretton, south of Warrington, in Cheshire Englalnd.
RNAS Stretton Pics on Twitter
@RNASStrettonPic
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HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited RNAS Stretton on 18th May 1956 to inspect the Northern Air Division
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Prince Philip inspecting the 'troops' at RNAS Stretton
Open link to the reveal numerous images of aircraft.
Re: Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Stretton (HMS Blackcap)
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:08 pm
by Little h
Two further links to RNAS Stretton where copious images can be viewed.
Both links carry information relating to the building (for the RAF) and operation (by the RN/FAA/WRNS) - of this former RNAS.
1st;
forgottenairfields.com
2nd;
HistoricAviationMilitary.com
Re: Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Stretton (HMS Blackcap)
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:18 pm
by jbryce1437
Many thanks for starting this section Harry. I was aware that there was a great abundance of Naval Air Stations over the years, but I was surprised at the actual number when I did a
search and saw the results.
Jim
Re: Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Stretton (HMS Blackcap)
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:42 pm
by Little h
jbryce1437 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:18 pm
Many thanks for starting this section Harry. I was aware that there was a great abundance of Naval Air Stations over the years, but I was surprised at the actual number when I did a
search and saw the results.
Jim
Yep, that's true Jim ..... and some with very curious names eg HMS Tern in the Orkney Islands, has a very interesting/unusual RNAS name (actually the name of a nearby village) !!!!
