RNAS_Maydown

RNAS Maydown (HMS <i>Shrike</i>)

RNAS Maydown (HMS Shrike)

Former Royal Naval Air Station in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Royal Naval Air Station Maydown (RNAS Maydown; or HMS Shrike) is a former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airbase located 4.3 miles (6.9 km) northeast of Derry, County Londonderry and 11.4 miles (18.3 km) west of Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

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Units

A number of units were here at some point:

Current use

The site is currently used by industry.[29]

See also

References

Citations

  1. [1]
    Falconer 1998, p. 62.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 66.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 118.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 141.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 171.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 187.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 194.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 204.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 207.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 213.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 219.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 239.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 241.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 242.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 247.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 253.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 254.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 256.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 259.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 267.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 275.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 279.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 284.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 287.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 288.
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    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 291.
  27. [27]
    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 294.
  28. [28]
    Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 348.
  29. [29]
    "Maydown". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

Bibliography

  • Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
  • Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
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