Global InformationRNAS Prawle Point information
RNAS/RAF Prawle Point  | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | East Prawle | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
| In use | 1917-1919 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°13′09″N 003°42′57″W / 50.21917°N 3.71583°W | ||||||||||||||
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  RNAS Prawle Point Location in Devon | |||||||||||||||
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The RNAS Naval Air Station Prawle Point was a British First World War airfield outside the village of East Prawle in Devon, England and 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south east of Salcombe, Devon.[1]
The airfield was opened in 1917 to provide a base for de Havilland DH.6 and de Havilland DH.9s of the Royal Naval Air Service to carry out anti-submarine patrols.
- ^ The Archaeology and Heritage of Chivelstone Parish Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine