Latitude 55°02'35"N Longitude 07°09'34"W


ACQUISITION	Transferred on loan from R.A.F. 1.5.1943
OPENED
COMMISSIONED	15 May 1943
PAID OFF	31 June 1959 to C & M. Airfield maintained but curtailed.
CLOSED	26 April 1947
PARENT STATION TO:	RNAS Maydown 15.5.1943 to 1.1.1944, again from 31.9.1945

C.O.

FUNCTION	Accommodation for disembarked Front-line squadrons. Squadron Forming Unit. No.2 Seafire Servicing Unit. No. 3 Naval Fighter School. Joint Anti-Submarine School. Sono-bouy Training Nucleus of Air Radar School. All weather airfield.
ADDRESS	R.N. Air Station Eglinton, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
LOCALITY	The airfield lies on the S. shore of Lough Foyle, between the coastal railway and road, 2½ miles E. of the mouth of the River Foyle, and 1 mile NE. of the village of Eglinton. Londonderry lies 6½ miles WSW.
LANDMARKS	Lough Foyle and the River Foyle, with Londonderry on its W. bank. The coastal railway and road, skirting the airfield's N. and S. boundaries respectively.
ROAD AND RAIL ACCESS	Main road communication with Londonderry, distant 8 miles (R). Access. by secondary road to Eglinton station, 2 miles (R) WNW. on the Londonderry-Belfast line. Extensive port facilities at Londonderry with depth up to 24' alongside the quays and cranes with capacities up to 35 tons.


CONTROL	Control Building on the S. side of the landing area, inside the perimeter track. Keeps watch o800—sunset or 1800, whichever is the earlier, Mondays to Fridays ; o800— 200 on Saturdays ; as required for night flying ; as ordered by Flag Officer (Air) for essential commitments.
ELEVATION	20' above M.S.L.
RUNWAYS /LANDING AREA	Three, tarmac. Extensibility 03/21 QDM. 030°/218° .... 1100 X 50 yds. Nil 09/27 QDM. 088°/268° .... 1600 X 50 yds. Nil 15/33 QDM. 153°/333° .... 1083 X 50 yds. Nil
TRACKS	50' perimeter track.

OBSTRUCTIONS	Navigation	Mountain, 1298', 4 miles SE. Considerable mountain ranges lie to the NW., but beyond a 5 miles radius from the airfield.
	Circuit	Land rising to 600' distant noo yds. SSE.
	Approach	Land rises steadily to 25o' at a distance of 170o yds. from the 33 end of runway 15/33.

APPROACH	Recommended sector, mean QDM. :.
WIND INDICATOR	Windsock 15o yds. NW. of Control building.


HOMING—VISUAL	By day -	None
	By night -	Airfield lighting, Mark II.

HOMING--RADIO	D/F -	M/F, H/F and VH/F.
	Beacons -	YG, AN/CPN6 and 251MS.

APPROACH—VISUAL	By day -	Not known.
	By night -	Not known.

APPROACH—RADIO	No ne
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT	M/F & H/F	17 transmitters, 7 receivers.
	VH/F	9 transmitters, 1o receivers.

CALL SIGNS	R/T	EGLINTON
	W/T	MAQ
	Identity letters	JR (later GN)

GROUND RADAR	Aircraft direction using low cover Radar set with Interrogator.

ACCOMMODATION

In dispersed camps lying from half to z mile (R) SSW. of the airfield.

Capacity:

Officers:	212
Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings:	1,415
W.R.N.S. Officers:	21
W.R.N.S. Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings;	234

Married accommodation at Maydown.

ARMOURIES

4-6 squadron scale.

COMPASS BASE

Two. One on W. side, the other on E. side of airfield, diameter 6o' and 7o' respectively.

DISPERSAL

10 A/c standings and 12 pens dispersed around the perimeter track. Two aprons, 340' x 120' and 600' x 8o', off the perimeter track close E. and W. of the Control building respectively.

HANGARS

On N.E. side of the landing area.

Number /Type	Size	Door Height	Door Width
2 Type T.1	175' x 90'	25'	90'
1o Fromson	70'x 92'	17'	55'
12 Blister	65' x 45'	19' 10"	54'

MEDICAL

Station sick quarters situated by the cross roads at St. Canices Church, Eglinton, distant z miles (R) SW.

METEOROLOGICAL

Office in the Control building. Limited service by Naval personnel.

FUEL AND OIL

Aviation:	72,00o gallons (main installation).
M/T:	5,00o gallons.
Oil :	7,00o gallons.

TEST BASE

A/C Radar base available.

TEST BUTT

M.G. test butt available, 25 yd. range on N. side of airfield.

WORKSHOPS

Workshops to 4-6 squadron scale.

BOMBING AND FIRING RANGES

Not known.

Information taken from CB 4368 A. Admiralty Handbook of Naval Air Stations Aug. 45

List of first and second line squadrons, station

flight and other flying units based at this location

700W

706

718

719

725

737

737X

744

745

758

768

782

794

795

800

802

803

804

805

806

807

808

810

811

812

813

814

815

816

817

819

820

821

824

825

827

833

834

835

837

838

845

847

848

849

849D

849D

850

852

853

856

878

881

882

883

886

887

890

891

892

894

896

898

1830

1831

1833

1835

1837

1840

1841

1842

1843

1844

1845

1846

1847

1850

1851

1852