RNAS Hinstock (HMS Godwit)
Buildings and structures in ShropshireMilitary installations closed in 1947Royal Naval Air Stations
Royal Naval Air Station Hinstock (HMS Godwit) or more simply RNAS Hinstock is a former Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm station, located near the village of Hinstock in Shropshire, England. The airfield opened as RAF Ollerton in 1941. It was utilised by RAF Maintenance Units and also used as a satellite landing ground (SLG) for RAF Burtonwood and RAF Shawbury. It was then transferred to the Fleet Air Arm who used it from 1942 until 1947, home to a small number of Naval Air Squadrons, specialising in instrument and blind approach flying training and operating a variety of aircraft. The airfield was closed on 28 February 1947.
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Ollerton Lane,
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Ollerton Lane
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