RNAS Inskip (HMS Nightjar)

RNAS Inskip (HMS Nightjar)
Inskip, Lancashire in England
RNAS Inskip is located in Lancashire
RNAS Inskip
RNAS Inskip
Shown within Lancashire
RNAS Inskip is located in the Borough of Wyre
RNAS Inskip
RNAS Inskip
Shown on border of Wyre Borough
RNAS Inskip is located in the Borough of Fylde
RNAS Inskip
RNAS Inskip
Shown on border of Fylde Borough
Coordinates53°49′27″N 2°49′56″W / 53.82417°N 2.83222°W / 53.82417; -2.83222
Site information
OwnerAdmiralty
OperatorRoyal Navy
Controlled byFleet Air Arm
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1943-1946 (1946)
Airfield information
Elevation46 ft (14 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 3,000 ft (910 m) Concrete
09/27 3,600 ft (1,100 m) Concrete
14/32 3,900 ft (1,200 m) Concrete
18/36 3,000 ft (910 m) Concrete

Royal Naval Air Station Inskip (RNAS Inskip, also known as HMS Nightjar), was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airbase near the village of Inskip, Lancashire, England. It saw considerable aircrew training activity towards the end of the Second World War. In the 1960s and 70s it was a Royal Navy transmitting station known as HMS Inskip. It is now a military high frequency radio transmitting station known as MOD Inskip.