RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus)
Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent,, is a former Royal Naval Air Station located near Lee-on-the-Solent in Hampshire, approximately 4 miles (6.44 km) west of Portsmouth, on the coast of the Solent.
HMS Daedalus airfield as seen from above the Solent
HMS Daedalus
The Link trainer in action at the RNAS Lee-on-Solent. Pilots receive their first training in blind flying
US Navy pilots are briefed before flying a gunfire spotting mission over the Normandy beach heads
Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a seaside district of the Borough of Gosport in Hampshire, England, about five miles (8 km) west of Portsmouth. The area is located on the coast of the Solent. It is primarily a residential area, with an upsurge of mostly local visitors in summer, but was also the former home to the Royal Naval Air Station HMS Daedalus.
The seafront and beach at Lee-on-the-Solent E