RNAS Eastleigh (HMS Raven)

RNAS Eastleigh (HMS Raven) is a former Royal Naval Air Station located in Southampton, Hampshire, UK,

The site was previously RAF Eastleigh and RAF Southampton.

History
The following units were here at some point: • No. 7 Squadron RAF between 27 October and 19 November 1919 as a cadre before moving to Farnborough Airport

• No. 28 Squadron RAF between 20 October 1919 and 20 January 1920 as a cadre before disbanding

• No. 42 Squadron RAF as a detachment between March and September 1938 with Vildebeeste's

• No. 45 Squadron RAF between 15 October and 31 December 1919 as a cadre before disbanding

• No. 101 Squadron RAF between 11 October and 31 December 1919 as a cadre before disbanding

• No. 201 Squadron RAF between 2 September and 31 December 1919 as a cadre before disbanding

• No. 224 Squadron RAF between 17 January and 26 March 1938 with the Avro Anson I before moving to RAF Thornaby

• No. 269 Squadron RAF between 17 January and 24 March 1939 with the Anson I before moving back to RAF Abbotsinch

• Rota Experimental Flight between 20 April and 17 June 1939 when the unit moved to RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) with the Avro Rota

• 716 Naval Air Squadron between 28 June 1944 and 1 September 1945 as the School of Safety Equipment with Sea Otter I's and the Vickers Wellington XI

• 758 Naval Air Squadron between 1 July 1939 and 4 October 1940 as a Telegraphist Air Gunner Training squadron with Shark II's and Osprey III's

• 759 Naval Air Squadron between 26 May and 1 July 1939 as a Telegraphist Air Gunner Training squadron

• 760 Naval Air Squadron between 1 April and 16 September 1940 as a Fleet Fighter Pool with Blackburn Skua II's, Blackburn Roc I's and a Gloster Sea Gladiator

• 780 Naval Air Squadron between 2 October 1939 and 7 October 1940 as a Conversion Course Unit with Hawker Hart trainer's and other aircraft

• 800 Naval Air Squadron between 29 February 1936 and 7 June 1938 as a Fleet Fighter squadron with Nimrod I's and Osprey's

• 801 Naval Air Squadron between 23 November 1935 and 28 September 1936 as a Fleet Fighter squadron with Nimrod I's and Osprey's

• 802 Naval Air Squadron between 5 May and 23 June 1937 as a Fleet Fighter squadron with Nimrod I's and Osprey's

• 810 Naval Air Squadron between 29 March 1938 and 27 April 1939 as a Fleet Torpedo Bomber squadron with Fairey Swordfish I's

• 811 Naval Air Squadron between 1 July and 12 August 1939 as a Fleet Torpedo Bomber squadron with Swordfish I's

• 814 Naval Air Squadron formed here on 1 December 1938 and stayed until 2 June 1939, it was a Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance squadron with Swordfish I's

• 816 Naval Air Squadron between 4 and 14 June 1941 with Swordfish I's

• 820 Naval Air Squadron between 20 July 1936 and 27 April 1939 as a Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance squadron with Swordfish I's

• 821 Naval Air Squadron between 27 October 1937 and 29 July 1939 as a Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance squadron with Swordfish I's

• 822 Naval Air Squadron between 21 May 1936 and 23 January 1937 then again between 1 July and 12 August 1939 as a Spotter Reconnaissance squadron

• 825 Naval Air Squadron on 17 January 1938

• 829 Naval Air Squadron between 21 December 1941 and 30 January 1942 as a Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance squadron with Swordfish II's

Current use
The site is now Southampton Airport.