RNAS Maydown

RNAS Maydown (HMS Shrike)
Maydown, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland
Site information
TypeRoyal Naval Air Station
OwnerAir Ministry
Admiralty
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Royal Navy
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command 1942-1943
Fleet Air Arm 1943-1947
Location
RNAS Maydown
Shown within the Northern Ireland
RNAS Maydown
RNAS Maydown (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates55°02′00″N 007°14′12″W / 55.03333°N 7.23667°W / 55.03333; -7.23667
Site history
Built1941 (1941)/42 & 1943
In useJuly 1942 - January 1947 (1947)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Garrison information
OccupantsFormation and working up of TBR units
Airfield information
Elevation15 metres (49 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
07/25 1,600 yards (1,463 m) x 50 yards (46 m) 
00/18 1,300 yards (1,189 m) x 50 yards (46 m) 
Source: Royal Navy Research Archive[2]

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.

The airfield was transferred from the Royal Air Force on 1 May 1943 and the airbase was commissioned on 1 January 1944 as HMS Shrike. On 31 September 1945 it was 'paid off' and was immediately recommissioned as HMS Gannet II and served as a satellite airfield to RNAS Eglinton.[2]

Units

A number of units were here at some point:

Current use

The site is currently used by industry.[30]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Falconer 1998, p. 62.
  2. ^ a b "Maydown". Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  3. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 66.
  4. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 118.
  5. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 141.
  6. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 171.
  7. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 187.
  8. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 194.
  9. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 204.
  10. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 207.
  11. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 213.
  12. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 219.
  13. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 239.
  14. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 241.
  15. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 242.
  16. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 247.
  17. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 253.
  18. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 254.
  19. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 256.
  20. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 259.
  21. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 267.
  22. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 275.
  23. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 279.
  24. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 284.
  25. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 287.
  26. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 288.
  27. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 291.
  28. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 294.
  29. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 348.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g "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.