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Former RAF seaplane base in England
Royal Air Force Calshot or more simply RAF Calshot was initially a seaplane and flying boat station, and latterly a Royal Air Force marine craft maintenance
RAF_Calshot
Artillery fort in Hampshire, England
Calshot Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's
Calshot_Castle
Village in Hampshire, England
Royal Flying Corps established Calshot Naval Air Station (later known as RNAS Calshot and RAF Calshot) at the end of Calshot Spit. It was also at one point
Calshot
Shingle bank in Hampshire, England
RNAS Calshot RAF Calshot OS Explorer Map, New Forest, Scale: 1:25 000.Publisher: Ordnance Survey B4 edition (2013). ISBN 9780319241509 "Zone 8: Calshot Spit"
Calshot_Spit
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1895–1948)
(Training) Group. From 1937 to 1939, Coningham was the Officer Commanding RAF Calshot, a flying boat base. Coningham began the war as an air commodore commanding
Arthur Coningham (RAF officer)
Arthur_Coningham_(RAF_officer)
Former Royal Air Force Coastal Command Flying Boat Training Squadron
names. The Flying Boat Training Squadron was formed on 2 January 1939 at RAF Calshot. It operated Supermarine Stranraer I, a British biplane flying boat,
Flying Boat Training Squadron RAF
Flying_Boat_Training_Squadron_RAF
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Robert McLaughlin, and Hazel Wallace. The squadron was reformed at RAF Calshot on 1 January 1929 by expanding no. 480 Flight, a Supermarine Southampton
No._201_Squadron_RAF
RNLI lifeboat station in Hampshire, England
on station since 2023. Until its closure in 1961, Calshot Spit had been the site of RAF Calshot, which was the primary seaplane/flying boat development
Calshot_Lifeboat_Station
History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 1 June 2012. "RAF Woolsington". The Wartime Memories Project. Retrieved 1 June 2012. "RAF Calshot". Air of Authority
List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Maintenance_units
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
British Army officer, diplomat and writer (1888–1935)
continued serving at several RAF bases, notably at RAF Mount Batten near Plymouth, RAF Calshot near Southampton,, RAF Felixstowe and RAF Bridlington in the East
T._E._Lawrence
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
retained as one of the few RAF coastal units. In 1920, the squadron got Felixstowe F.5 flying boats, and it moved to RAF Calshot in May 1922, where on 1
No._230_Squadron_RAF
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1897–1964)
1930–1931 Carnegie was Officer Commanding the sea plane training squadron at RAF Calshot on Southampton Water, the United Kingdom's main seaplane/flying boat
David_Carnegie_(RAF_officer)
Former Royal Naval Air Station in Hampshire, England
(RAF) and the station became home to the headquarters of No. 10 Group RAF. The three flights that were based at Calshot became No. 240 Squadron RAF. After
RNAS_Calshot
School School of Air Pilotage (RAF Andover) School of Naval Co-operation (RAF Calshot) Seaplane Training Squadron (RAF Calshot) Data from The Illustrated
Saro_Cloud
Former Royal Air Force station in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Royal Air Force Pembroke Dock, or more simply RAF Pembroke Dock, was a Royal Air Force Seaplane and Flying boat station located at Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire
RAF_Pembroke_Dock
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1909-1945)
member of staff and pilot at RAF Calshot. He was promoted flying officer on 15 June 1930. On 26 March 1934 Scarlett joined RAF Donibristle as Navigation
James_Scarlett-Streatfeild
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
thus till 1963. No. 240 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed at RAF Calshot on 20 August 1918 to provide anti-submarine protection, using its Short
No._240_Squadron_RAF
Crew Pool Unit RAF Ferry Training and Despatch Unit RAF Ferry Training Unit RAF Overseas Ferry Unit RAF Service Ferry Pilots Pool RAF Lake 1999, p. 68
List of ferry units of the Royal Air Force
List_of_ferry_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Disused RAF base in Shetland, Scotland
Royal Air Force Sullom Voe or more simply RAF Sullom Voe is a former Royal Air Force station near the village of Brae, in the Shetland Isles of Scotland
RAF_Sullom_Voe
British military unit
Lancashire. The school taught RAF and USAAF crews rescue procedures and familiarisation with rescue equipment. It relocated to RAF Calshot in Hampshire in 1945
Defence Survive, Evade, Resist, Extract Training Organisation
Defence_Survive,_Evade,_Resist,_Extract_Training_Organisation
1933 torpedo bomber family by Blackburn
non-stop flight was conducted by a Portuguese Shark between Bom Succeso and RAF Calshot, carrying a diplomatic dispatch to London and returning six days later
Blackburn_Shark
British interwar flying boat
Southampton entered service with the RAF, the first going to No. 480 (Coastal Reconnaissance) Flight, based at RAF Calshot. Exercises showed the ability of
Supermarine_Southampton
English aviator (1903–1946)
100 per cent, his C.O sent him on a three-month navigation course at RAF Calshot; Scott enjoyed his few months by the sea and just passed the final examinations
C._W._A._Scott
operational conversion units (OCUs) were training units of the Royal Air Force (RAF). With the introduction of new heavy bombers, the four-engined Short Stirling
List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force
List_of_conversion_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Airport. RAF Alness, Alness, Ross and Cromarty Bembridge Harbour, Isle of Wight (1915-1919) Brough Aerodrome, East Riding of Yorkshire RNAS Calshot/RAF Calshot
List of seaplane bases in the United Kingdom
List_of_seaplane_bases_in_the_United_Kingdom
Former Royal Air Force operations group
various aircraft. RAF Calshot Seaplane Training Squadron RAF operated with various aircraft. RAF Silloth School of General Reconnaissance RAF operated with
No._17_Group_RAF
Narrow gauge steam locomotive
From October 1921 onwards Douglas spent most of its working life at RAF Calshot near Southampton. When the line ceased to be used in the aftermath of
Douglas_(locomotive)
1929 British aero engine
flight testing commenced on 4 August 1929 in the new Supermarine S.6 at RAF Calshot, a seaplane and flying boat station on Southampton Water in Hampshire
Rolls-Royce_R
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1891-1965)
A keen sportsman Saul played rugby and hockey for the RAF; in both 1928 and 1932 he was the RAF tennis champion. In September 1933 Saul was appointed
Richard_Saul
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1882-1956)
Manning at the Air Ministry in 1931. He went on to be Station Commander at RAF Calshot in 1932, Air Officer Commanding No. 23 Group in 1933 and Air Officer
Hazelton_Nicholl
Narrow-gauge railway in north Wales
Abelsons Ltd. This locomotive was built for the depot railway serving RAF Calshot where it worked until 1945, and after rebuilding from its original 2 ft
Talyllyn_Railway
British flying boat built from 1934
Squadron at RAF Calshot beginning in 1936, replacing Supermarine Southamptons. Others were delivered in October 1936 to 204 Squadron at RAF Mount Batten
Saro_London
Former Royal Air Force operations group
reconnaissance No. 224 Squadron RAF with Avro Lancaster GR.3 heavy bomber modified for maritime reconnaissance RAF Calshot No. 201 Squadron RAF with Short Sunderland
No._19_Group_RAF
Royal Air Force officer (1911–1997)
School, and then as a flying boat pilot at RAF Calshot. On 4 April 1932 he was posted to No. 204 Squadron at RAF Mount Batten, where he flew Supermarine
Wilfrid_Oulton
Royal Air Force Air-Vice Marshal (1910–1986)
navigation that would never leave him. After a period as an instructor at RAF Calshot, he left the service in 1935 (retaining a reserve commission) to join
Don_Bennett
British History Online, retrieved 13 July 2015; Garnett 2005, p. 23 "Calshot Castle", Historic England, retrieved 10 October 2015; Coad 2013, pp. 11
List_of_Device_Forts
Military unit
The RAF High Speed Flight, sometimes known as 'The Flight' , was a small flight of the Royal Air Force (RAF) formed for the purpose of competing in the
High_Speed_Flight_RAF
Italian racing seaplane
the approaching Schneider Trophy competition. The C.29 did appear at RAF Calshot but did not fly during the competition, the Italian team placing second
Fiat_C.29
College Royal Air Force Base, Calshot (1922-35) became RAF Calshot Royal Air Force Base, Gosport (1921-35) became RAF Station, Gosport Training Squadron
List of Royal Air Force units & establishments
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_units_&_establishments
Former Royal Air Force operations group
five other flying units across nine RAF Stations. No. 6 Flying Boat Servicing Unit RAF had formed at RAF Calshot, located at Southampton, in Hampshire
No._16_Group_RAF
order of battle of RAF Coastal Command throughout the Second World War in the European Theatre of World War II. No. 15 Group RAF (GR), under command
RAF Coastal Command order of battle during World War II
RAF_Coastal_Command_order_of_battle_during_World_War_II
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1897-1943)
race, became the subsequent host for the contests, which were based at RAF Calshot on the eastern entrance to Southampton Water. In 1929 Orlebar set an
Augustus_Orlebar
British three-engined biplane flying boat
Longmore on a tour of RAF Stations of the Mediterranean and Middle East. It reached Karachi on 14 October, finally returning to RAF Calshot on 14 November,
Blackburn_Iris
Aviation museum in Southampton, England
is also coverage of the Schneider Trophy seaplane races, twice held at Calshot Spit, and the flying boat services which operated from the Solent. The
Solent_Sky
British flying ace (1896–1982)
before returning to England. On 5 March 1928 Laurence was posted to RAF Calshot, joining No. 480 Flight there on 15 August, flying the Supermarine Southampton
Frederic_Laurence
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1916-2001)
Ansons from RAF Bircham Newton in 1936 in January 1937 and then transferred to No. 201 Squadron flying Southampton flying boats from RAF Calshot in October
Denis_Spotswood
World War I flying ace
posted to No. 480 Flight, based at RAF Calshot. Hemming died following a flying accident in a Fairey IIID at Calshot on 26 February 1926. His passenger
Geoffrey_Hemming
painted in yellow on the saddle tanks. No. 4: Kerr, Stuart lined grey. No. 6: RAF blue. No. 7: Standard Talyllyn green with standard lining. Burnished motion
List of Talyllyn Railway rolling stock
List_of_Talyllyn_Railway_rolling_stock
Railway line in England
in 1936. Scrapped around 1948. 79 Andrew Barclay 0-4-0WT 1918 1453 ex-RAF Calshot railway in 1931. Sold to Walston Limestone Company 1939. Scrapped by
Burnhope_Reservoir_railway
Kingston I N9710 first flew on 13 November 1925 at Lytham and was flown to RAF Calshot for service trials along with the third flying-boat N9711. The fourth
English_Electric_Kingston
WWII era flying boat patrol bomber
and recovery of the aircraft is ongoing. The wreck located by Calshot Divers at Calshot in 2010 is very likely to be that of ML883 and not PP118 as originally
Short_Sunderland
Royal Air Force officer
Air Force (RAF) as an Aircraft Apprentice in 1921. In 1925 he became a Flight Cadet Sergeant. In 1927 he was on the staff of RAF Calshot with the rank
Colin_McKay_Grierson
Former Royal Air Force station and flying boat base in Devon, England
the RAF Marine Branch, with the closure of No. 238 MU, Calshot until the marine branch closed in 1986 and the School of Survival until it moved to RAF St
RAF_Mount_Batten
Group of islands in the South Atlantic
in Merstham, Surrey, were settled in an old Royal Air Force camp near Calshot, Hampshire. The following year, a Royal Society expedition reported that
Tristan_da_Cunha
British WW1 fighter ace (1891–1970)
In February 1919 Bowman completed the Naval Co-operation Course at RAF Calshot. On 7 June he was appointed acting-major, and served as the commander
Geoffrey_Hilton_Bowman
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
seaplane station at Cherbourg which had been functioning as an out-station of Calshot while part of the Royal Naval Air Service. From the time of its formation
No._243_Squadron_RAF
of the Inskip Award. RAF personnel were replaced by, or transferred to, RN service. As RAF Coastal Command remained part of the RAF, Royal Naval Air Stations
List of air stations of the Royal Navy
List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy
ranges Bisley Tramway bridge Rowtor Target Railway Chilmark depot railway RAF Fauld Royal Arsenal Railway RNAD Broughton Moor ROF Bishopton Trecwn Railway
British military narrow-gauge railways
British_military_narrow-gauge_railways
British WWI pilot
5 Flying Training School at RAF Sealand, serving on the staff for engineering duties. He was then posted to RAF Calshot, the seaplane base on Southampton
Frank_George_Gibbons
Station Winnipeg on 10 December 1927. Three years later, he was sent to RAF Calshot, England for a technical course. He spent 15 December 1930 through 19
Gordon_Apps
WW2 maritime reconnaissance flying boat
RNZAF on 18 May and it and a second example departed ten days later from RAF Calshot, where the crews underwent familiarisation with their aircraft. It flew
Short Sunderland in New Zealand service
Short_Sunderland_in_New_Zealand_service
Appointments given by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956
(Plumstead, SE18.) Thomas Smith, Marine Rigger, No. 238 Maintenance Unit, RAF Calshot (Gosport.). Victor Claude Albert Smithers, Gardener Caretaker, Anzac
1956_Birthday_Honours
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1899–1965)
February 1935 and was appointed to command of No. 201 Squadron, based at RAF Calshot, flying the Southampton II, and later the Saro London. He left No. 201
John_Denis_Breakey
British Royal Air Force armaments and explosives instructor (1926–2008)
with the RAF, contributing to squadron newsletters and similar publications wherever he was stationed. His first book attempt was on RAF Calshot but his
Chaz_Bowyer
Former Royal Naval Air Station in Hampshire, England
Training School as an extension to the seaplane training station at nearby Calshot (under 5 miles across Southampton Water by seaplane, but over 30 miles
RNAS_Lee-on-Solent
1930s British racing seaplane
other intending participants, the RAF High Speed Flight brought a total of six Supermarine Schneider racers to Calshot Spit on Southampton Water for training
Supermarine_S.6B
M/V Baltic Trader, and S. A. Agulhas II. Tristan da Cunha has with the Calshot Harbour a port in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. The port was comprehensively
Transport of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Transport_of_Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_Cunha
British airman
Establishment at RAF Isle of Grain. He was promoted to flight lieutenant on 1 January 1925. In May 1927 Staton was assigned to staff duty at RAF Calshot. That year
William_Staton
Month in 1919
Battalions were disbanded. The Royal Air Force disbanded squadron No. 240 at RAF Calshot, Southampton Water, England. Football and sports clubs were established
May_1919
1971 British film
owner Calshot Salar had her original RAF number painted on the hull for the movie. After numerous adventures in both home and overseas waters Calshot Salar
To_Catch_a_Spy
Aerial warfare arm of the British Royal Navy (1914–1918)
Yorkshire Bacton, Norfolk Bayfield, Norfolk Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex Calshot, Hampshire Chelmsford, Essex Chingford, Essex Clacton-on-Sea, Essex Covehithe
Royal_Naval_Air_Service
Annual air racing event for seaplanes (1913–1931)
agreed to be held biennially to allow more development time. In 1929, at Calshot, Supermarine won again in the Supermarine S.6 with the new Rolls-Royce
Schneider_Trophy
South African World War I ace (1897–1928)
fast when his S.5 dived into moderately deep water near the Calshot Lightship. Although the RAF Duty Motorboat quickly buoyed the wreck site it took two
Samuel_Kinkead
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1891-1962)
joined the Royal Naval Air Service in November 1914 as a pilot at RNAS Calshot. During the early years of the war, Welsh acted as a test pilot and became
William_Welsh_(RAF_officer)
manufacturing space. RNAS Calshot RAF Eastchurch another air station providing flying training to the Royal Navy at this time. RAF Kingsnorth (A separate
RNAS_Kingsnorth
Town in Hampshire, England
race rafts in the Solent Estuary to raise money in support of the nearby Calshot RNLI station. The British Power Boat Company, which manufactured racing
Hythe,_Hampshire
British multi-engined biplane flying boat
, then Singapore and Ceylon (1935-1938) No. 240 Squadron RAF Singapore III based at Calshot (1938-1939) 15 February 1935 - Singapore III K3595 crashed
Short_Singapore
1927 British prototype fighter aircraft
the RAF's High Speed Flight at Calshot as a seaplane trainer for Schneider Trophy pilots. United Kingdom Royal Air Force High Speed Flight RAF Data
Avro_Avocet
British two-seat seaplane
to the lack of operational experience, four aircraft were operated from Calshot for experiments with launching the torpedoes. Forty drops were made, and
Short_Type_320
British Royal Air Force officer (1885-1970)
base at Cromarty and later of the experimental seaplane establishment at Calshot. During the war he served as Officer Commanding No. 3 Squadron RNAS and
Arthur_Longmore
1920s British racing seaplane
Woolston, Southampton. The two S.6s were delivered to Calshot in August 1929 for operation by the RAF High Speed Flight. N247 first flew on 10 August, and
Supermarine_S.6
British aircraft designer (1895–1937)
and the centre of gravity was incorrectly positioned. The 1929 race at Calshot was won by Supermarine with the S.6 attaining an average speed of 528.89 km/h
R._J._Mitchell
turning in bad visibility near Calshot, ten killed. On 27 March 1946 PP103 a Short Sunderland GR.5 of No. 209 Squadron RAF crashed landed at Seletar, Singapore
List of fatal accidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft from 1945
List_of_fatal_accidents_and_incidents_involving_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_from_1945
Voluntary organisation of marine observatories
Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk Whitstable, Kent Bembridge, Isle of Wight Calshot, Hampshire Folkestone, Kent Gosport, Hampshire The Needles and Alum Bay
National Coastwatch Institution
National_Coastwatch_Institution
British single-engined flying boat trainer
the RNAS flying school at Calshot on 8 July 1917, the type becoming the standard training flying boat of the RNAS and RAF until the end of the First
Norman_Thompson_N.T.2B
1919 flying boat family
engine of the Vulture II was replaced with a Lion. G-EBHO, set off from Calshot Seaplane Base on 25 March 1924, the other was shipped as a spare to Tokyo
Vickers_Viking
Force (RAF). This period also saw him taking the sea plane course at Lee-on-Solent, studying at the RAF and Naval Cooperation School at Calshot and being
Robert_Saundby
photographer in Halton. He was stationed as a photographer at Station Calshot on 18 February 1936, then served as a photographer on HMS Argus from 10
Charles_Piers_Egerton_Hall
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1891-1954)
Flying School for a course of instruction, then on 13 August was posted to Calshot Naval Air Station. He served in the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps
Charles_Edmonds
uk. Retrieved 19 November 2021. "RAF Marham - RAF Marham 1916 - 1919". Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. "RAF Marham - Narborough Aerodrome".
List of Royal Flying Corps airfields
List_of_Royal_Flying_Corps_airfields
British Flying Boat of the 1930s
Empire flying boat, Castor, completed the first scheduled flight, from Calshot, Hampshire, England to Alexandria, Egypt. This flight covered a distance
Short_Empire
the end of the Second World War, numbers have decreased steadily and the RAF itself has shrunk in terms of operating bases. Several schemes have been
Personnel numbers in the Royal Air Force
Personnel_numbers_in_the_Royal_Air_Force
Type of aircraft
Seaplane entered service with the RNAS in 1917, operating from bases at Calshot, Dover, Portland and Cherbourg. On 18 August 1917, a Wight Converted Seaplane
Wight_Converted_Seaplane
Former airfield in London, England
were defined as either Hounslow Heath Aerodrome (for landplanes) or RNAS Calshot, near Southampton (for seaplanes and flying boats). 27 March 1920: The
Hounslow_Heath_Aerodrome
Car carrier ship
grounding on Bramble Bank.' At 21:19 the D-class inshore lifeboat from Calshot Lifeboat Station was called out. The tugs Svitzer Ferriby and Svitzer Surrey
MV_Höegh_Osaka
British aviator (1892–1929)
Valentine Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare) on 5 August 1914 at Lyndhurst, close to Calshot Naval Air Station where he was attached at the time. The couple had two
Lord_Edward_Grosvenor
1940 flying boat family by Blohm & Voss
Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown from Norway to the RAF station at Calshot in 1946. It was assigned the RAF serial number "VP501". After it was tested by the
Blohm_&_Voss_BV_222_Wiking
British 1952 airliner flying boat
placed into storage, being cocooned and retained, one at Cowes and two at Calshot Spit; work on the programme hopefully would be restarted when a buyer was
Saunders-Roe_Princess
RNLI Lifeboat Station in Kent, England
lifeboat 44-001. In late 1969, the Keith Nelson boat was transferred to Calshot for further evaluation, and Sheerness then received a 46ft Watson-class
Sheerness_Lifeboat_Station
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