RNEC Manadon

Plymouth , Devon , England

united kingdom United Kingdom






Satellite and aerial maps of HMS Thunderer with nearby locations


Nearby locationsKmBearing
Plumer Barracks , England 0.8067
Seaton Barracks , England 1.6050
Central Park , England 2.1189
Derriford , England 2.4057EGH22
Plymouth , England 3.2053EGHD
RN Hospital Stonehouse , England 3.9196



  HMS Thunderer


1939 to 1995

50° 24' 21'' N     4° 8' 31'' W
2.5nm E Tamar Bridge, Plymouth, Devon, England
ICAO: IATA:
Elevation: 292 feet


Land was purchased in 1937 to allow the expansion of the Engineering School contained within the Dockyard site at Keyham (opened Jul 1880) in Devonport, Plymouth. The site was opened in 1939 and rapidly expanded during WWII. The Royal Naval Engineering College, Manadon was commissioned as HMS Thunderer in 1946.

The helipad had been built by 1960, when it was used for a short period by Britannia Flt, until the Norton site was ready. Hangars containing a significant number of Ground Instruction (GI) airframes were to the north of the original 40 hectare site, roughly between where the present day Frobisher Approach and Warspite Gardens have been built.

The site was closed in 1995, the GI airframes dispersed or scrapped, the developers moved in and sadly, another fine old building was lost from the Plymouth skyline.



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List of aircraft and events at HMS Thunderer


By Date | By Serial | By Model

TypeSerialDates
S-51VW209 jan54
HR.1VZ962 jun68
HR.3WG752 01dec60
HRS-2WV193 20aug58
UH-12BXB480 mar63
HAR.5XJ402 mar67
HAS7XL879 90
HAS.1XM330 21may79
HAS7XN309 jul75
Saro P.531XN332 may63
HAS.1XP103 25mar70
HAS.1XP146 may63
HAS.1XP149 80
HC.2XR529 23nov82
HAS.1XS122 may80
HAS.1XS128 81
HAS.1XS153 jul87
HU.5XS509 sep69
WaspXS529 jun92
HAS.1XS867 nov70
HU.5XT760 25jun91
WaspXV625 05oct71 92
WaspXV630 apr72
HCC.4XV732 11may70
LynxXW839 80
HAS.2XZ249 oct84



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