The Royal Navy’s Air Stations – Culdrose in Cornwall and Yeovilton in Somerset – are among the busiest airfields in the UK. They are home to the Fleet Air Arm’s front-line and training squadrons, hundreds of aircraft and helicopters, and thousands of personnel – air and ground crew – plus civilian staff.
Air Stations
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RNAS Culdrose
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RNAS Yeovilton
RNAS Yeovilton – also known as HMS Heron – is one of the Navy’s two principal air bases, and one of the busiest military airfields in the UK. It is home to more than 100 aircraft operated both front-line squadrons and training units including all Fleet Air Arm Lynx and the Commando Helicopter Force, plus legendary vintage aircraft of the RN Historic Flight.
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Operations
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Royal Navy recipients in Queen’s birthday honours list17/06/2013
A cross section of naval personnel have been recognised for their public service in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2013.
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Rugby League stars prepare to defend World Cup12/06/2013
The military’s top rugby league stars – including seven Royal Navy players – gather in Portsmouth on Monday so they can take on the world again.
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Wildcat goes to sea as new helicopter is tested off the South Coast10/06/2013
The Navy’s next-generation helicopter is undergoing its latest series of trials by practising landing aboard amphibious support ship RFA Mounts Bay. Experts from 700W Naval Air Squadron – formed specially to bring the new helicopter into service – have been flying on and off the deck off the South Coast.
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Battle of the Atlantic flypast brings out the crowds in Liverpool31/05/2013
Tens of thousands of people gathered along the River Mersey in Liverpool as part of a weekend of events commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Atlantic, including a spectacular flypast of Fleet Air Arm aircraft from RNAS Culdrose and Yeovilton.
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Air Day at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton wins bronze for excellence29/05/2013
Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton International Air Day has won a Bronze Award in the Tourism Experience of the Year category at the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2013 Ceremony. The Bronze Award is a great achievement and recognises Excellence in Tourism in England.
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