Gosport (Fort Grange)
| Also known as: | Gosport Aerodrome / Grange / HMS Siskin / RAF Gosport / RAF Station, Gosport / RN Air Station, Gosport / RNAS Gosport |
| County: | Hampshire |
| Current Status: | Housing / Naval ground training |
| Date: | July 1914 - December 1958 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RFC (main user) / RNAS / FAA (main user) |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved/unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Aircraft modification/repair / Anti-aircraft co-operation / Anti-shipping / Army aviation / Communications / Fighter / Military development/support / Naval aviation (main role) / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Gosport Aviation Society
- Gosport Borough Council
- Gosport Discovery Centre
- HMS Sultan HIVE
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 AACU ‘H’ Flight
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No 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Flight
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No 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit
- No 1 Coast Defence Training Flight
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No 1 RS
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No 1 School of Special Flying
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No 1 Sqn RNAS
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No 2 AACU
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No 2 AACU ‘A’ Flight
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No 2 AACU ‘B’ Flight
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No 2 AACU ‘D’ Flight
- No 2 Coast Defence Training Flight
- No 3 Coast Defence Training Flight
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No 3 Sqn
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No 5 Sqn
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7th Wing RFC
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No 8 AACU
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No 8 Sqn
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No 10 TS
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No 13 Sqn
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No 14 Sqn
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No 17 Gp Comm Flight
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No 17 Sqn
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No 17 (Training) Group
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17th Wing RFC
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No 22 Sqn
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No 23 Sqn
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No 27 RS
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No 27 TS
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No 28 Sqn
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No 29 Sqn
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No 31 Sqn
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No 39 Sqn
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No 40 Sqn
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No 41 Sqn
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No 42 Sqn
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No 45 Sqn
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No 48 Sqn
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No 55 TS
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No 56 Sqn
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No 59 RS
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No 60 Sqn
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No 62 RS
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No 70 TS
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No 78 Sqn
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No 79 Sqn
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No 81 Sqn
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No 86 Sqn
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No 87 (Canadian) RS
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No 88 Sqn
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No 91 (Canadian) RS
- No 94 Sqn
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No 100 Sqn
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No 163 GS
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No 186 Sqn
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No 210 Sqn
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No 224 Sqn
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No 233 Sqn
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No 248 Sqn
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No 401 Air Stores Park
- No 401 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 402 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 403 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 404 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 405 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 406 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 407 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 408 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 409 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
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No 420 (Fleet Spotter) Flight
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No 421 (Fleet Spotter) Flight
- No 421A (Fleet Spotter) Flight
- No 421B (Fleet Spotter) Flight
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No 422 (Fleet Spotter) Flight
- No 423 (Fleet Spotter) Flight
- No 440 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 441 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 441 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight
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No 442 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 442 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 443 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 443 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 443A (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 445 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 446 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 446 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 447 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 448 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight
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No 449 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight
- No 450 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight
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No 460 (Fleet Torpedo) Flight
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No 460 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Flight
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No 461 (Fleet Torpedo) Flight
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No 462 (Fleet Torpedo) Flight
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No 463 (Fleet Torpedo) Flight
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No 464 (Fleet Torpedo) Flight
- No 464 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Flight
- No 465 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Flight
- No 466 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Flight
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No 608 Sqn
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No 667 Sqn
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No 705 Sqn
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No 706 Sqn
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No 707 Sqn
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No 708 Sqn
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No 720 Sqn
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No 727 Sqn
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No 764 Sqn
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No 771 Sqn
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No 778 Sqn
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No 799 Sqn
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No 800 Sqn
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No 801 Sqn
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No 802 Sqn
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No 803 Sqn
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No 807 Sqn
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No 809 Sqn
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No 810 Sqn
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No 811 Sqn
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No 812 Sqn
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No 813 Sqn
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No 820 Sqn
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No 821 Sqn
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No 822 Sqn
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No 823 Sqn
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No 824 Sqn
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No 825 Sqn
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No 833 Sqn
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No 845 Sqn
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No 848 Sqn
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No 882 Sqn
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No 887 Sqn
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No 892 Sqn
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No 894 Sqn
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No 1622 (AAC) Flight
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No 1846 Sqn
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No 1850 Sqn
- No 2758 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2777 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2822 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2837 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 3206 Servicing Commando
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Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit
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Anti-Aircraft Special Defence Flight
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Coast Defence Development Unit
- Coast Defence Training Flight
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Coastal Battery Co-operation Flight
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Coastal Battery Co-operation School
- Coastal Command Fighter Circus (Section)
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Composite Co-operation Flight
- Development Flight
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Development Sqn
- Eagle Trials Flight
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Fleet Air Arm Maintenance Unit
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Observer Training Flight
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School of Aerial Co-operation with Coastal Defence Batteries
- School of Air Sea Rescue
- School of Naval Co-operation
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School of Special Flying
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South Western Area Flying Instructors School
- Special Defence Flight
- Special Experimental Flight
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Torpedo Development Flight
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Torpedo Development Section
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Torpedo Development Unit
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Torpedo Training Squadron
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Torpedo Training Unit
An Aerospatiale SA-341B Gazelle AH.1 at Gosport, 11 April 2012. © Richard Flagg
A Westland Sea King HC.6CR at Gosport, 11 April 2012. © Richard Flagg
A pillbox at Gosport, 25 November 2016.
A pillbox at Gosport, 25 November 2016.
Empire Air Day Rehearsals at Gosport and Warmwell, 1930s. Courtesy of British Movietone
Helicopters at Gosport. Courtesy of British Movietone
Plan of Gosport, 1918. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
Plan of Gosport, c. 1940s. © Royal Navy Research Archive. Click here for more information.
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