Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ariel, possibly after the archangel Ariel in Judeo-Christian mysticism, but certainly influenced...
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Air Station Lee-on-Solent, (RNAS Lee-on-Solent; or HMS Daedalus 1939–1959 & 1965–1996 and HMS Ariel 1959–1965), is a former Royal Naval Air Station located...
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Look up Ariel or ariel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ariel may refer to: Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award Ariel (film), a 1988 Finnish...
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named Ariel, after the sprite Ariel in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. USS Ariel (1777), a 16-gun sloop-of-war, originally the Royal Navy's HMS Ariel...
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Isle of Man Airport (redirect from RNAS Ronaldsway (HMS Urley))
torpedo bombers. Commissioned as HMS Urley (Manx for Eagle) by the Admiralty on 21 June 1944, with accounts handled by HMS Valkyrie, flying recommenced on...
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HMS Ariel was an Acheron-class destroyer built in 1911, which served during the First World War and sank in 1918 after striking a mine. Named after Shakespeare's...
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HMS Ariel was a 20-gun Sphinx-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy. The French captured her in 1779, and she served during the American Revolutionary...
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but was also the former home to the Royal Naval Air Station HMS Daedalus (renamed as HMS Ariel from 1959 to 1965). The district gained its name in the 19th...
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Naval Shipyards, York (Upper Canada) HMS Blackcap RNAS Stretton, Cheshire, 1942-1958 HMS Daedalus (previously HMS Ariel 1959 - 1965) RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Lee-on-the-Solent...
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connected to the Royal Naval Aircraft Training Establishment at Culcheth (HMS Ariel) and the Royal Ordnance Factory at Risley. Following the Beeching Report...
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the packet sailed to outrun the American chasers. Aubrey then commands HMS Ariel for a mission on the Danish coast, which ultimately leads him and Maturin...
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from 1857 to 1897 was HMS Terror, which was replaced by the former troopship HMS Malabar (renamed HMS Terror in 1901). The former HMS Malabar was sold in...
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HM Prison Ford (redirect from RNAS Ford (HMS Peregrine))
became known as Royal Naval Air Station Ford, (RNAS Ford) and commissioned as HMS Peregrine, with Captain (A) R. de H. Burton as the initial Royal Navy commanding...
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Anthorn Radio Station (redirect from HMS Nuthatch)
World War II military airfield which was operated by the Fleet Air Arm as HMS Nuthatch. John Laing & Son began building an airfield at Anthorn for the...
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Air Arm of the Royal Navy. After performances at HMS Ariel (Later HMS Daedalus) he was moved to HMS Seahawk near Helston in Cornwall, where he participated...
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Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (RNAS Culdrose, also known as HMS Seahawk; ICAO: EGDR) is a Royal Navy airbase near Helston on the Lizard Peninsula of...
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Kirkwall Airport (redirect from RNAS Grimsetter (HMS Robin))
(RNAS Grimsetter). On 15 August, it was commissioned as HMS Robin, as a satellite to RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), located 1 mi (1.6 km) to the north west...
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renamed RNAS Eastleigh (HMS Raven), and spent most of the war in a ground and air training role for the Royal Navy. Due to the 'HMS' designation in the airports...
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Yeovilton, commonly referred to as RNAS Yeovilton, (IATA: YEO, ICAO: EGDY) (HMS Heron) is an airbase of the Royal Navy, sited a few miles north of Yeovil...
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RAF Worthy Down (redirect from HMS Kestrel (shore establishment))
Worthy Down, or HMS Kestrel), the airfield remained in use throughout the Second World War and then housed a RN Air Electrical School, HMS Ariel, from 1952...
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helicopter landing spots spread across the site on the taxiways. RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) — parent station of RNAS Merryfield "Merryfield (Isle Abbotts)". Airfields...
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HMS Ariel was a two funnel, 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates. Named after Shakespeare's "airy spirit"...
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RAF Kirkistown (redirect from RNAS Kirkistown (HMS Corncrake II))
was designated a Royal Naval Air Station as "H.M.S. Corncrake", and Kirkistown Airfield was known as "H.M.S. Corncrake II". The following units were here...
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RAF Woodvale (redirect from HMS Ringtail II)
for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm airfield at Burscough, HMS Ringtail, being given the name HMS Ringtail II. After a period of inactivity, Woodvale reopened...
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RAF Nutts Corner (redirect from RNAS Nutts Corner (HMS Pintail))
1945 the airfield began a period of use by the Royal Navy, commissioned as HMS Pintail but was returned to RAF control in April 1946. The following Royal...
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(HMS Nightjar) (1943-46) Kirkistown (HMS Corncrake II) (1945-46) L Lawrenny Ferry (HMS Daedalus II) (1942-43) Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus & HMS Ariel)...
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Glasgow Airport (redirect from HMS Sanderling)
navy ships and bases are given ship names and Abbotsinch's was known as HMS Sanderling since June 1940. During the 1950s, the airfield housed a large...
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Royal Naval Air Station Culham (RNAS Culham, also known as HMS Hornbill) was a former Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm station near Culham, Oxfordshire. It opened...
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HMS Endymion was a first-class protected cruiser of the Edgar class. She served in China during the Boxer Rebellion and later in the First World War,...
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RAF Ballyhalbert (redirect from RNAS Ballyhalbert (HMS Corncrake))
Ballyhalbert). On 17 July it was commissioned as HMS Corncrake with Captain G.N.P. Stringer as commanding officer. As HMS Corncrake the airfield was used by the...
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