RAF Calshot [entry point]

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RAF Calshot was a flying boat and air sea rescue station located at the tip of Calshot spit in Southampton Water.

Originally opened in 1913 to test seaplanes it became an RAF station in 1918. The station was used by flying boats and also by the RAF high speed flight for the Schneider Trophy competition. During World War Two the station was used for maintenance of Sunderlands as well as by RAF air sea rescue launches.

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Nigel Moore

Citation

“RAF Calshot [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 20, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/48449.

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