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    Royal Naval 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...
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  • Seafire aircraft. However, it eventually formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), in March 1946, for HMS Ocean. At this point 816 NAS had swapped its Barracudas...
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    established in 1917 on the former RNAS Lee-on-Solent, later HMS Daedalus, site. The new church of St Faith's was built in 1933. In 1935 the Lee Tower complex...
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  • refitted HMS Furious lay waiting to take them aboard. Furious left Norfolk on 3 April 1942, and arrived at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, on 15...
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    Squadron arrived from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) in March, then almost immediately embarked in HMS Ark Royal. 819 NAS left HMS Peregrine and had a...
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  • World War. The establishment was formed to free up space at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus). The first location was former Royal Air Force (RAF) station...
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  • Solent Airport Daedalus is a general aviation airport in Hampshire, England. Between 1917 and 1996 the site was RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), a Royal...
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    Hill Head (category Coordinates on Wikidata)
    the Fairey Swordfish which flew from the nearby airfield at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus). Swordfish Close has been featured in the BBC television series...
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    based in Scapa Flow. 771 Naval Air Squadron had formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) with a northern and southern element. The southern part became...
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    Naval Air Squadrons. 878 Naval Air Squadron formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, on 1 March 1943, Lieutenant Commander(A) M.F. Fell, RN...
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    Northern Ireland HMS Daedalus (previously HMS Ariel 1959 - 1965) RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, England HMS Dipper RNAS Henstridge, Somerset...
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    officially became a Royal Naval Air Station under the control of RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) and played a key role in Seaplane Flying Training Part II...
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    It moved to RNAS Dale from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) on 31 March 1944, then departed for RNAS Halesworth (HMS Sparrowhawk) on the 3 December...
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    RNAS Culdrose, with 750 Naval Air Squadron providing training for Royal Navy Observers and Royal Air Force Weapon Systems Officers (WSOs), and RNAS Yeovilton...
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    Naval Air Squadron. 811 Squadron was reformed in July 1941 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), near Portsmouth, as a torpedo-bomber reconnaissance squadron...
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    as a Fleet Fighter squadron in May 1942 at HMS Daedalus, RNAS, Lee-on-Solent. The squadron embarked in HMS Unicorn during 1943 for convoy escort duties...
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    Carrier Squadron. Flag Officer, Air, Home – Flew flag from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) in the 1930s, post extant until 1963. Responsible for shore-based...
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    (AMCs) for much of the Second World War. It was based out of RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, England. The initial ship was Alcantara, followed...
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  • Training School at RAF Barkston Heath. On 3 June 1942, 703 Naval Air Squadron was formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, England, to operate...
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    Richard Bell Davies (category Commons category link is on Wikidata)
    1939 to 1941 was Rear Admiral, Naval Air Stations, based at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus). He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in...
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    Arm. It formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), in May 1939, as a Seaplane School and Pool squadron. The squadron moved to RNAS Sandbanks, in August...
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    Avro 652 (category Commons category link is on Wikidata)
    transferred to the Fleet Air Arm, and served with 811 Squadron at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), until struck off charge in March 1942. G-ACRM Imperial Airways...
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  • Flight between 20 April and 17 June 1939 when the unit moved to RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) with the Avro Rota 716 Naval Air Squadron between 28 June...
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    courses, moved to Kete from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire. The meteorological training relocated to RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), where it later...
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    HMS Attacker (D02) and HMS Stalker (D91) respectively. The wing moved to RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), in Hampshire, on 25 February 1944 and added...
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  • CHC Helicopter (category Commons category link is on Wikidata)
    helicopters from Stornoway Airport, Sumburgh Airport, RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) and RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey) during the time of the Royal Navy and the...
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  • Naval Aircraft Technical Evaluation Centre (NATEC) building at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus). In February 1995, the RNSES become part of the Royal Navy...
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    USS Quincy (CA-71) (category Commons category link is on Wikidata)
    flying Spitfires from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus). At 0537, 6 June 1944, she engaged shore batteries from her station on the right flank of Utah...
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  • Norfolk RNAS Hornsea Mere, East Yorkshire RAF Houton, Orkney RNAS Kingsnorth, Kent RNAS Lawrenny Ferry, Pembrokeshire RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire...
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    Signals School (NASS) from March 1943. The squadron moved to HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, England, when the NASS moved south, also supporting the Flag...
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