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RNAS Maydown (HMS Shrike)
Maydown, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland
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Coordinates	55°02′00″N 007°14′12″W / 55.03333°N 7.23667°W / 55.03333; -7.23667
Type	Royal Naval Air Station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry Admiralty
Operator	Royal Air Force Royal Navy
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command 1942-1943 Fleet Air Arm 1943-1947
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)/42 & 1943
In use	July 1942 - January 1947 (1947)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	15 metres (49 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 068/248 1600 yards  005/185 1300 yards

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.

Units

A number of units were here at some point:

• 744 Naval Air Squadron
• 794 Naval Air Squadron
• 804 Naval Air Squadron
• 813 Naval Air Squadron
• 816 Naval Air Squadron
• 819 Naval Air Squadron
• 821 Naval Air Squadron
• 822 Naval Air Squadron
• 824 Naval Air Squadron
• 825 Naval Air Squadron
• 831 Naval Air Squadron
• 832 Naval Air Squadron
• 833 Naval Air Squadron
• 836 Naval Air Squadron
• 838 Naval Air Squadron
• 840 Naval Air Squadron
• 842 Naval Air Squadron
• 845 Naval Air Squadron
• 846 Naval Air Squadron
• 848 Naval Air Squadron
• 849 Naval Air Squadron
• 850 Naval Air Squadron
• 852 Naval Air Squadron
• 853 Naval Air Squadron
• 856 Naval Air Squadron
• 860 Naval Air Squadron
• 1834 Naval Air Squadron
• 2nd Fighter Squadron
• 7th Fighter Squadron
• No. 2754 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2756 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2836 Squadron RAF Regiment
• Combined Anti-Submarine Tactical School RAF

Current use

The site is currently used by industry.

See also

• List of air stations of the Royal Navy

References

Citations

1. Falconer 1998, p. 62.
2. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 66.
3. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 118.
4. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 141.
5. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 171.
6. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 187.
7. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 194.
8. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 204.
9. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 207.
10. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 213.
11. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 219.
12. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 239.
13. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 241.
14. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 242.
15. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 247.
16. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 253.
17. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 254.
18. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 256.
19. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 259.
20. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 267.
21. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 275.
22. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 279.
23. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 284.
24. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 287.
25. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 288.
26. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 291.
27. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 294.
28. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 348.
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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