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| − | '''Howden Air Station''' was a [[Royal Naval Air Service]] command during the [[Great War]]. | + | '''Howden Air Station''' was a [[Royal Naval Air Service]] command during the [[Great War]]. It opened on 26 June, 1916. |
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| + | The station consisted of barrack huts, officers' quarters, and a pigeon loft for the two carrier pigeons each airship carried to relay messages back to the station in the event of radio failure or if the airship ditched. | ||
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| + | A large shed was built to accommodate a rigid airship and two smaller sheds for non-rigids. By 1919, the station boasted the largest shed in the world: 750 feet in length and 130 feet at the top of the doors. | ||
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| − | + | * [http://www.historicalhowden.com/rnas Historical Howden website] | |
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Revision as of 12:57, 31 July 2019
Howden Air Station was a Royal Naval Air Service command during the Great War. It opened on 26 June, 1916.
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Facilities
The station consisted of barrack huts, officers' quarters, and a pigeon loft for the two carrier pigeons each airship carried to relay messages back to the station in the event of radio failure or if the airship ditched.
A large shed was built to accommodate a rigid airship and two smaller sheds for non-rigids. By 1919, the station boasted the largest shed in the world: 750 feet in length and 130 feet at the top of the doors.
In Command
See Also
Footnotes
