RNAS Prawle Point
RNAS/RAF Prawle Point | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | East Prawle | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
| In use | 1917-1919 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°13′09″N 003°42′57″W / 50.21917°N 3.71583°W | ||||||||||||||
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The RNAS Naval Air Station Prawle Point was a British First World War airfield outside the village of East Prawle in Devon, England and 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south east of Salcombe, Devon.
The airfield was opened in 1917 to provide a base for de Havilland DH.6 and de Havilland DH.9s of the Royal Naval Air Service to carry out anti-submarine patrols.