Airfield search
Inskip (Elswick)
| Also known as: | HMS Nightjar / RN Air Station, Inskip / RNAS Inskip |
| County: | Lancashire |
| Current Status: | Industry / Military communication (main position) / Training centre (main position) |
| Date: | 15 May 1943 - 2 July 1946 (closed to flying) |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | FAA |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Paved |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Naval aviation |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish Council
- Treales Roseacre and Wharles Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
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No 735 Sqn
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No 737 Sqn
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No 747 Sqn
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No 760 Sqn
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No 762 Sqn
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No 763 Sqn
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No 766 Sqn
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No 787 Sqn
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No 811 Sqn
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No 813 Sqn
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No 816 Sqn
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No 819 Sqn
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No 825 Sqn
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No 828 Sqn
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No 838 Sqn
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No 1791 Sqn
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No 1792 Sqn
- Station Flight, Inskip
Plan of Inskip, c. 1940s. © Royal Navy Research Archive. Click here for more information.
