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RNAS Anthorn / HMS Nuthatch

Anthorn

1944-1954

UK W of Anthorn, Carlisle, Cumbria, England

54.909722, -3.275 · 30 feet
Location C/N Tracking

Whitrigg, Bowness, Anthorn, Cumberland, England, CA7 5AQ, United Kingdom

Nearby Locations

Km
Kirkbride Airfield EGZF 5.7 123°
(ex RAF) Carlisle 19.8 086°
Cumberland Infirmary EGB67 20.2 094°
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum 27.5 317°
Carlisle Lake District Airport EGNC 29.9 084°
Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm UK20 33.2 238°
Although the main storage and distribution work of the base ceased in 1954, the Royal Navy maintained a SAR Flight with the Dragonfly continuously from Dec 1953 to Dec 1957.