RNAS Henstridge
| RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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.