RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus)

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RNAS Lee-on-Solent, known as HMS Daedalus, was a major Royal Navy air station in Hampshire that served as a key hub for naval aviation training and operations throughout much of the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Naval Air Station
military airfield
alsoKnownAs HMS Daedalus
Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent
linked to: RNAS Gosport
branch Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
linked to: Fleet Air Arm
country United Kingdom
currentUse civil airfield (partly)
commercial and industrial site (partly)
garrison Fleet Air Arm squadrons
Royal Navy personnel
hasFacility control tower
hangars
seaplane slipway
technical training schools
hasRunwaySurface tarmac
hasRunwayType grass (historical)
heritage historic military aviation site
locatedIn England
Hampshire
Lee-on-the-Solent
locatedNear Solent
namedAfter Daedalus
nearbyCity Portsmouth
Southampton
operatedBy Fleet Air Arm
operator Royal Navy
partOf Royal Navy shore establishments
role administrative centre for naval aviation
key hub for naval aviation training
operational base for Fleet Air Arm squadrons
significance important training centre for naval aviators
major Royal Navy air station
principal shore base for Fleet Air Arm
status former Royal Naval Air Station
timePeriod 20th century
usedDuring Cold War
First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II
usedFor Fleet Air Arm operations
aircraft maintenance
aircrew training
fixed-wing aircraft operations
helicopter operations
naval aviation training
seaplane operations
technical training

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Royal Navy air stations historicallyIncluded RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus)