HMAS Albatross (YSNW) (Shoalhaven)

Australia / New South Wales / Shoalhaven
 military airbase, naval base
HMAS Albatross is the main naval air station for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) aviation branch, the Fleet Air Arm. The base, located near Nowra, New South Wales, was formally established in May 1942 as Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base RAAF Nowra,

HMAS Albatross is the largest operational establishment and only Air Station serving the Royal Australian Navy. After the decommissioning of the RAN's fleet of Aircraft Carriers, the station now focuses on rotary wing operations, with its main mission to support the three Naval Air Squadrons quartered at the base:

723 Squadron - Operating the AS350 Squirrel
816 Squadron - Operating theS-70B Seahawk
NUSQN 808 - Operating the MRH-90 Taipan

www.navy.gov.au/establishments/hmas-albatross

ourairports.com/airports/YSNW/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)
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Coordinates:   34°56'39"S   150°32'35"E
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