| RNAS Maydown HMS Gannet II HMS Shrike  | |||||||||
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| Maydown, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Royal Naval Air Station | ||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry Admiralty | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force Royal Navy | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1942-1943 * No. 13 Group RAF Fleet Air Arm 1943-1947 | ||||||||
| Condition | Disused | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
  RNAS Maydown Shown within the Northern Ireland  RNAS Maydown RNAS Maydown (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°02′00″N 007°14′12″W / 55.03333°N 7.23667°W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 & 1943 | ||||||||
| In use | July 1942 - January 1947 | ||||||||
| Fate | Industry | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Occupants | Formation and working up of TBR units | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 50 feet (15 m) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Royal Navy Research Archive | |||||||||
Royal Naval Air Station Maydown (RNAS Maydown; or HMS Shrike, later HMS Gannet II) is a former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airbase located 4.3 miles (6.9 km) northeast of Derry, County Londonderry and 11.4 miles (18.3 km) west of Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
The airfield was transferred from the Royal Air Force on 1 May 1943 and the airbase was commissioned on 1 January 1944 as HMS Shrike. On 31 September 1945 it was 'paid off' and was immediately recommissioned as HMS Gannet II and served as a satellite airfield to RNAS Eglinton.
