RNAS Henstridge

RNAS Henstridge (HMS *Dipper*)
RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper)
Henstridge, Somerset in England
	Dorset And Somerset Air Ambulance at Henstridge in 2008
Site information
Type	Royal Naval Air Station
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Navy
Controlled by	Fleet Air Arm
Location
	RNAS Henstridge Shown within Somerset RNAS Henstridge RNAS Henstridge (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	50°58′59″N 002°21′17″W / 50.98306°N 2.35472°W
Site history
Built	1941-1943
Built by	Wilson Lovatt and sons London
In use	1943-1958
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGHS
Elevation	53 metres (174 ft) AMSL
Runways
03/21	914 metres (2,999 ft) Tarmac
07/25 N	914 metres (2,999 ft) Tarmac / Concrete
07/25 S	914 metres (2,999 ft) Tarmac
11/29	1,010 metres (3,310 ft) Tarmac
16/34	914 metres (2,999 ft) Tarmac

Royal Naval Air Station Henstridge (RNAS Henstridge; or HMS Dipper) is a former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airbase, located 7 miles (11 km) west of Shaftesbury, in Dorset and 12.4 miles (20 km) east of Yeovil, in Somerset, in South West England. It is home to the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.