List of air stations of the Royal Navy

List of air stations of the Royal Navy

British Isles: updated notes for Belfast

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| [[RNAS Beccles]] || {{HMS|Hornbill II||6}} || [[RAF Beccles]] || 1945-53 || [[Suffolk]] || England || Lodger facilities from No.16 Group RAF. Transferred on loan to the Admiralty in July 1945
| [[RNAS Beccles]] || {{HMS|Hornbill II||6}} || [[RAF Beccles]] || 1945-53 || [[Suffolk]] || England || Lodger facilities from No.16 Group RAF. Transferred on loan to the Admiralty in July 1945
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| [[RNAS Belfast]] || {{HMS|Gadwall||6}}
{{HMS|Gannet III|1946 shore establishment|6}} || [[RAF Sydenham]] || 1943–1973 || County Antrim || Northern Ireland || Lodger facilities at RAF Sydenham, transferred to Admiralty control June 1943.{{cite web|title=Belfast |url=https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Belfast.htm |work=Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day |access-date=12 May 2024}} Now [[George Best Belfast City Airport]]
| [[RNAS Belfast]] || {{HMS|Gadwall||6}}
{{HMS|Gannet III|1946 shore establishment|6}} || [[RAF Sydenham]] || 1943–1973 || County Antrim || Northern Ireland || Lodger facilities at RAF Sydenham, transferred to the Admiralty in June 1943. Also home to Royal Navy Aircraft Maintenance Yard Belfast. Returned to the RAF on 2 July 1973.{{cite web|title=Belfast |url=https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Belfast.htm |work=Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day |access-date=12 May 2024}} Now [[George Best Belfast City Airport]]
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| [[RNAS Bramcote]] || {{HMS|Gamecock||6}} || [[RAF Bramcote]] || 1946–58 || [[Warwickshire]] || England || Transferred from No.4 Group RAF to the Admiralty on 1 December 1946. Now [[Gamecock Barracks]]
| [[RNAS Bramcote]] || {{HMS|Gamecock||6}} || [[RAF Bramcote]] || 1946–58 || [[Warwickshire]] || England || Transferred from No.4 Group RAF to the Admiralty on 1 December 1946. Now [[Gamecock Barracks]]