RNAS Inskip (HMS Nightjar)
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RNAS Inskip or as it was otherwise known HMS Nightjar is a former Fleet Air Arm
airfield near the village of Inskip, Lancashire
, England
at 53.8274326°N 2.8295374°W. The site today is still owned by the Royal Navy
and is now home to DCSA
Inskip, a tri-service communication centre. Most of the communications that happen there are low frequency radio communications to submarines. The current station has four 600 feet high aerials and several other smaller aerials. Also situated on the site is the Sea Cadet Training Centre Inskip, a national training centre to the Sea Cadet Corps. Update, February 2010. SCTC Inskip closed on 31 Jan 2010, bringing to an end 68 years of uniformed presence in Inskip.
The runway was demolished in the 1970s. The concrete from it was used to build the M55 motorway
, from which the aerials can be clearly seen. Today only the smaller taxiways exist as proof of the airfield's former existence.
Fleet Air Arm
The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
airfield near the village of Inskip, Lancashire
Inskip, Lancashire
Inskip is a small village in the Fylde area of Lancashire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Inskip-with-Sowerby. The village is close to the former RNAS Inskip airfield, which site still serves the armed forces as a tri-service communication centre....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
at 53.8274326°N 2.8295374°W. The site today is still owned by the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
and is now home to DCSA
Defence Communication Services Agency
The Defence Communication Services Agency was responsible for the delivery of Information and Communication Services across the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence from 1 April 1998 to March/April 2007...
Inskip, a tri-service communication centre. Most of the communications that happen there are low frequency radio communications to submarines. The current station has four 600 feet high aerials and several other smaller aerials. Also situated on the site is the Sea Cadet Training Centre Inskip, a national training centre to the Sea Cadet Corps. Update, February 2010. SCTC Inskip closed on 31 Jan 2010, bringing to an end 68 years of uniformed presence in Inskip.
The runway was demolished in the 1970s. The concrete from it was used to build the M55 motorway
M55 motorway
The M55 is a motorway in Lancashire, England, which can also be referred to as the Preston Northern Bypass. It connects the seaside resort of Blackpool to the M6 at Preston. It is 11.4 miles in length.-Route:...
, from which the aerials can be clearly seen. Today only the smaller taxiways exist as proof of the airfield's former existence.