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RNAS Prawle Point

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31: 172: 179: 937: 323:. The squadron was divided into flights with 492 (Light Bomber) Flight operating the DH.9s and 515 and 516 (Special Duties) Flights the DH.6s. The squadron disbanded on 22 February 1919 and flying at Prawle Point ended. 355: 772: 508: 642: 518: 564: 538: 724: 513: 961: 966: 528: 503: 447: 777: 793: 719: 667: 559: 129: 859: 823: 818: 741: 652: 902: 533: 498: 465: 352: 971: 682: 767: 703: 411: 171: 798: 622: 554: 488: 925: 892: 854: 523: 920: 657: 493: 930: 729: 672: 440: 887: 844: 122: 736: 662: 940: 677: 590: 585: 580: 698: 849: 803: 433: 813: 270: 85: 30: 907: 839: 647: 882: 637: 320: 897: 877: 757: 407: 54: 43: 632: 627: 762: 612: 456: 359: 316: 277: 89: 955: 808: 617: 281: 99: 319:
in April 1918 the airfield became RAF Prawle Point and aircraft flights became
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of the Royal Naval Air Service to carry out anti-submarine patrols.
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The airfield was opened in 1917 to provide a base for
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IATA
ICAO
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
East Prawle
Coordinates
50°13′09″N 003°42′57″W / 50.21917°N 3.71583°W / 50.21917; -3.71583
RNAS Prawle Point is located in Devon
Runways
Direction
Grass
RNAS
First World War
East Prawle
Devon
England
Salcombe
de Havilland DH.6
de Havilland DH.9s
Royal Air Force
254 Squadron
The Archaeology and Heritage of Chivelstone Parish
Archived
Wayback Machine
Sturtivant & Page 1992


Sturtivant & Page 1992
ISBN

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