RNAS Stretton (HMS Blackcap)
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rnas-stretton-hms-blackcap-250-2974810
title:
RNAS Stretton (HMS Blackcap)
text:
Royal Naval Air Station Stretton, was an airfield situated in the village of Appleton Thorn, though named for the neighbouring village of Stretton, south of Warrington, in Cheshire, England. Although the main runway remains, the northerly part of the airfield is now HM Prison Thorn Cross, and an industrial estate. In the 1970s, the M56 motorway was built across the former air station. The airfield was originally built in the Second World War for the RAF but when Luftwaffe tactics changed, it was
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description:
Former Royal Naval Air Station in Cheshire, England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAS_Stretton_(HMS_Blackcap)
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date modified:
2023-08-23T20:47:48Z
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