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ACQUISITION |
Transferred from No.4 Group RAF to Admiralty 01
December1946
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COMMISSIONED |
03 December 1946 as H.M.S. Gamecock.
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PAID OFF |
10 November 1958
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CLOSED |
10 November 1958 transferred to the Army. |
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FUNCTION |
Air Mechanic Part 3 Training.
P.E.M. (Air)-Flight Servicing Course.
Midland Air Division R.N.V.R.
Instructional Technique Course.
No. 1 M.W.U.
A.T.C. Gliding School.
Contact Airfield. |
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ADDRESS |
R.N. Air Station,
Bramcote,
Nuneaton,
Warwickshire |
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LOCALITY
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The airfield lies 18 miles E. of Birmingham, 5½ miles NE
of Coventry and 2½ miles SE. of Nuneaton. Rugby is 8½
miles SE. and Bramcote Sanatorium adjacent NNW.
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LANDMARKS |
Radio masts 820' high 12 miles SE.
The bend in the Watling Street (Road A.5) is 3 miles E.
The Ashby-dc-la-Zouch Canal within I mile of the airfield's
NW. boundary.
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ROAD AND RAIL ACCESS |
Main road to Nuneaton 3½ miles (R) and Coventry 9¾ miles
(R).
Passengers and goods to Nuneaton, Trent Valley, Station
M.R. Railway 4½ miles (R) on the main line Euston to
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CONTROL |
Control Building on N. side of landing area. Keeps watch
o800-1500 Mondays to Fridays.
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ELEVATION |
378' above M.S.L.
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RUNWAYS |
Three, Sommerfeld tracking.
03/21 QDM. 030°
-210°
.... 1600 x 50 yds.
08/26 QDM. 085°
-265°
.... 1400 X 50 yds.
13/31 QDM. 126°
-306°
.... 1400 x 50 yds.
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TRACKS |
Perimeter track varying from 20' to 45' in width.
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OBSTRUCTIONS |
Navigation |
None. |
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Circuit |
None. |
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Approach |
None.
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APPROACH |
No special approach recommended.
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WIND INDICATOR |
Not known. |
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HOMING - VISUAL |
By day |
None. |
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By night |
None.
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HOMING--RADIO |
D/F |
VH/F |
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Beacons |
Y.G.
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APPROACH - VISUAL |
By day |
None. |
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By night |
Airfield lighting MK.II.
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APPROACH - RADIO |
None.
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COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT |
M/F & H/F |
2 transmitters, 2 receivers |
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VH/F |
4 transmitters, 2 receivers
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CALL SIGNS |
R/T |
BRAMCOTE |
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W/T |
GZB |
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Identity Letters |
BC (later BR) |
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GROUND RADAR |
None.
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ACCOMMODATION |
Living quarters n camp 1/4 mile N. of landing area.
Capacity:
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Officers: |
88 |
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Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings: |
1,340 |
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W.R.N.S. Officers: |
4 |
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W.R.N.S. Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings; |
120 |
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ARMOURIES |
Not known.
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COMPASS BASE |
One 70' diameter.
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DISPERSAL |
30 hardstandings dispersed round perimeter.
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HANGARS |
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Door Height |
Door Width |
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5 x Type "C" |
300' x 150' |
35' |
150' |
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MEDICAL |
Sick Quarters in main site.
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METEOROLOGICAL |
Limited service by Naval personnel.
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FUEL AND OIL |
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Aviation: |
144,000 gallons in 2 installations. |
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M/T: |
Not known. |
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Oil : |
Not known. |
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TEST BASE |
Not known.
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TEST BUTT |
25 yd. range for M.G.
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WORKSHOPS |
Yes, both training and squadron support, details not
known
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VISITORS |
Not Known.
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EXPLOSIVES |
Not Known.
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BOMBING AND FIRING RANGES |
None |
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Information taken from B.R. 1807. Admiralty Handbook of
Naval Air Stations Dec. 48 |
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List of first and second line squadrons, station
flight and other flying units based at this location |
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801
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Two Seat Fighter Squadron
Detachment (7) operated
here 09- 15.06.48 from RNAS Anthorn.
Equipped with Sea Hornet F.20s.
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Single Seat Fighter Squadron
Moved here from
RNAS
Anthorn 09 .06.48, returned to
RNAS Anthorn 12.06.48
Equipped with 12 Firebrand TF.5s.
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815 |
Anti Submarine Squadron
Moved here from RNAS
Eglinton 09.07.54. Returned to RNAS Eglinton
12.07.54.
Equipped with Avenger AS.5s.
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RNVR (Air) Fighter squadron
Reformed herd 14.08.47
with 6 Seafire F.17. Re-equipped June 1952 with
Seafire FR.47s.
Further re-equipped February 1964 with Sea Fury
FB.11s. and finally 7 Supermarine Attackers in
October 1955.
Moved to R.A.F. Honiley 23.10.55
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RNVR (Air) Anti-Submarine squadron
Reformed here
15.02.54 with 6 Firefly Mk. 5. Re-equipped with
Firefly Mk. 6 in December 1955 and finally receiving
Avenger AS. 5s in March 1956.
Disbanded here 10.03.57.
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Comments (3)
Thanks for pointing these typos out to me. These are the result of early OCR used to scan the original pages from the RN handbook, and I'm sure others are lurking on other entries, which I will fix as I find them. Looking at the original pages, I have inserted the correct distances given in 1958. I have also updated the functions to include Midland Air Division and live links to the two squadrons that formed this unit.
The mileages are incorrect under the 'locality' heading.
Distance to Coventry should read 5.1 miles, not 51 miles.
Distance to Nuneaton should read 2.4 miles, not 24 miles.
Distance to Rugby should read 8.1 miles, not 81 miles.
Distance from Birmingham sounds about right.
I am trying to research Lt. Maxwell N Savege who was posted to HMS Gamecock and who died there in February 1956.