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| Near Helston, Cornwall in England | |||||||||||
&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Seahawk_sign,_RNAS_Culdrose.jpg) The entrance to RNAS Culdrose (also known as HMS Seahawk) during 2015. | |||||||||||
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&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Cornwall_UK_location_map.svg)  RNAS Culdrose Location in Cornwall &sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:United_Kingdom_adm_location_map.svg) RNAS Culdrose RNAS Culdrose (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°05′10″N 05°15′21″W / 50.08611°N 5.25583°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Naval Air Station | ||||||||||
| Area | 623 hectares (1,540 acres) | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Navy | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1947 | ||||||||||
| Built by | John Laing & Son | ||||||||||
| In use | 1947 – present | ||||||||||
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| Current commander | Captain Stuart Irwin | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EGDR, WMO: 038090 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 81.6 metres (268 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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| Source: UK Military Aeronautical Information Publication[1] | |||||||||||
Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (RNAS Culdrose, also known as HMS Seahawk; ICAO: EGDR) is a Royal Navy airbase near Helston on the Lizard Peninsula of Cornwall UK, and is one of the largest helicopter bases in Europe.[2] Its main role is serving the Fleet Air Arm's front line AgustaWestland Merlin helicopter squadrons.
- ^ "UK MIL AIP – Culdrose – AD 2 - EGDR - 1 - 1" (PDF). UK MIL AIP – No 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "RNAS Culdrose". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.