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OPENED |
May 12942?
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COMMISSIONED |
01 June 1942
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PAID OFF |
31 March 1944
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CLOSED |
Not known.
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FUNCTION |
Aircraft Repair Yard
Reserve aircraft storage
Headquarters of Commodore-in-Charge, Naval Air
Stations (Eastern Stations.).
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PARENT STATION TO: |
RNAS Mackinnon Road,
RNAS Voi, RN Air Sect
Port Reitz.
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ADDRESS |
R.N. Aircraft Repair Yard
Kilindini
Mombasa
Kenya,
East Africa |
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LOCALITY |
The exact location of this airfield is uncertain
R.N.A.S., Mackinnon Road, lies 40 miles WNW.
R.A.F. Port Reitz lies ??
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LANDMARKS |
Mombasa Island, Kilindini harbour.
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ROAD AND RAIL ACCESS |
Kilindini harbour has 5 deep-water berths served by
railway tracks. There are several 3- and 5-ton electric
mobile cranes one 10-ton crane and a 60-ton floating
crane available. |
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CONTROL |
Control Building
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ELEVATION |
' above M.S.L.
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RUNWAYS |
--/-- QDM. ---°
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.... --- x -- yds.
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TRACKS |
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OBSTRUCTIONS |
Navigation |
None. |
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Circuit |
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Approach |
None.
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APPROACH |
No special approach recommended.
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WIND INDICATOR |
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HOMING - VISUAL |
By day:
By night:
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Not known
Not known
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HOMING--RADIO |
D/F: Beacon:
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Not known
Not known
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APPROACH - VISUAL |
By day:
By night: |
Not known
Not known
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APPROACH - RADIO |
Not known
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COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT |
W/T and R/T:
VH/F:
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Not known
Not known
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GROUND RADAR |
Not known
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ACCOMMODATION |
Capacity:
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Officers: |
Unknown. |
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Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings: |
Unknown. |
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W.R.N.S. Officers: |
Unknown. |
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W.R.N.S. Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings; |
Unknown. |
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ARMOURIES |
Not known
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COMPASS BASE |
Not known
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DISPERSAL |
Not known
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HANGARS |
Not known
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Number /Type |
Size |
Door Height |
Door Width |
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MEDICAL |
Not known
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METEOROLOGICAL |
Air Ministry provide facilities.
Prevalent winds : Between N.E. and NW.,
December-March.
Between SE. and SW., April-November.
Rainy Seasons : April-June and November and December.
Heavy
afternoon showers prevalent throughout the year.
Average Cloud Base :
June-September, above 500 feet.
September-January, above x,000 feet.
January-May, above 1,500 feet. |
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FUEL AND OIL |
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Aviation: |
Not known. |
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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 |
Not known
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WORKSHOPS |
Workshops, etc, to Repair yard scale. |
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EXPLOSIVES |
Not known
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BOMBING AND FIRING RANGES
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None. |
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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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788 |
Fleet Requirements Unit operating Albacore, Fulmar,
Sea Hurricane, Skua, &Swordfish,
Moved from RNAS Tanga 24 June 1942 A detachment
operated at RNARY Nairobi 1 May - 7 Nov 42.
Squadron disbanded 1 June 1945
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Seaplane Squadron
Equipped with 6 Walrus
Disembarked from HMS ALBATROSS 31.05.42.
operated various detachments aboard ALBATROSS before
the squadron moved to RAF Majunga 09.09.42.
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810 |
TBR squadron equipped with Swordfish
Disembarked
from HMS ILLUSTRIOUS 01-15.07.42.
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This station was also recorded as RNAY Mombasa in some
sources
'Kipanga' is Swahili for 'goshawk'
There is no information available about this station.
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