RNAS Stretton - HMS Blackcap
Was an airfield in the close to the village of Stretton, south of Warrington, in Cheshire Englalnd.
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HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited RNAS Stretton on 18th May 1956 to inspect the Northern Air Division
Prince Philip inspecting the 'troops' at RNAS Stretton
Open link to the reveal numerous images of aircraft.
RNAS Stretton - HMS Blackcap
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RNAS Stretton - HMS Blackcap
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Re: Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Stretton (HMS Blackcap)
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
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
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Re: Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Stretton (HMS Blackcap)
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
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HMS Raleigh 1963 , HMS Collingwood 1963 & 67 , HMS Ark Royal 1964-7, HMS Undaunted 1968-71, HMS Victory (Fleet Maintenance Group) 1971-72, HMS Exmouth 1972-74
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JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
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Re: Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Stretton (HMS Blackcap)
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) !!!!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
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