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HMS Landrail
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HMS Landrail - History
HMS Landrail, in the 19th century, Tower Bridge
was built in London, HMS Landrail was one of the first ships to be given the
privilege of passing through the bridge.
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RNAS Machrihanish...
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RAF Machrihanish, now a mothballed RAF base and
Commercial Airfield servicing Campbeltown and surrounding areas, was once
known as HMS Landrail, Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish. Deck Landing
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Information on Squadrons who were at Machrihanish. Most
of these squadrons were forming or reforming.
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Royal Navy: Fleet Air Army , August 1945
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Front-line Squadrons ashore in the UK
805 Squadron, flying the Supermarine Seafire for 20CAG/ Colossus class
carrier
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Squadron History:
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806 Squadron, flying the Supermarine Seafire
for 21CAG/Colossus class carrier
Squadron History:
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Training & Support Squadrons:
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RNAS Machrihanish/HMS Landrail
740 Squadron-communications
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Laforey Class Destroyer
HMS Landrail, Launched 7th February 1914. Served with the 3rd
Destroyer Flotilla on completion and transferred to escort duties after
1917.
The ship was damage after colliding with HMS Undaunted in August
1915. Sold for breaking in December 1921
883 Squadron - Originally made up of Royal Canadian Air
force pilots, became the first Canadian Naval Air Squadron.
883 Squadron consisted of RCAF pilots who had just re-mustered to the RCN.
The squadron formed on Seafires at Arbroath in Scotland in September 1945
shortly after VJ-Day, moved to Nutts Corner in Ireland, then back to
Machrihanish in March ‘46, by which time it was up to operational standards
and was given a Canadian number.
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