EGVF:Lat/Long 50 50 08N/01 10 07W .Grid ref SU 586043 .20 feet ASL.3 miles NE of Gosport.
RUNWAYS: None.Grass surface with Helicopter landing positions.
Opened in 1940 on a site between Foxbury Point and the A32 road,Fleetlands dealt with repair and overhaul of naval aircraft.At that time all aircraft were fixed wing types,and were brought to Fleetlands either by lighter from the dockyard at Portsmouth,or towed by road from Lee-on-Solent or Gosport.Known as the Royal Naval Air Yard ,Fleetlands,the establishment gradually became more and more involved in dealing with helicopters as the numbers of them in FAA service escalated.With the disappearance of most fixed wing types from naval service in the latter part of the century,Fleetlands became the main location for rotary wing maintenance,also dealing with some work for the AAC.
On the 7th of April 1999,the Defence Aviation Repair Agency was formed to take over work for all three services(AAC,RAF,FAA).RNAY Fleetlands became DARA Fleetlands,and now deals with Army and Air Force helicopters in addition to the Navy aircraft.
The small museum at Fleetlands with 6 aircraft exhibits has now closed and the aircraft dispersed.
