Mobile Operational Naval Air Base (MONAB) of the Royal Navy
HMS "Nabberley" was a Royal Navy (RN), Mobile Operational Naval Air Base (MONAB) at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base RAAF Bankstown in Sydney, Australia. HMS "Nabberley" was also known as MONAB II and Royal Naval Air Station Bankstown (or RNAS Bankstown).
History.
Assembled at RNAS Ludham and Royal Navy Air Establishment Risley, Warrington, in October 1944. The duties of HMS "Nabberley" were changed from that of a MONAB to that of a Receipt and Dispatch Unit shortly after formation causing some administration problems. Due to accommodation issues 600 ratings were based at , in Warrington, Lancashire. HMS "Nabberley" commissioned as an independent command on 18 November 1944, led by Commander E.P.F. Atkinson, RN.
The stores, equipment and vehicles sailed from Gladstone Dock, Liverpool on 20 November upon (LS 1974) and personnel of MONAB II, in company with elements from and other units sailed from Liverpool upon on 22 December 1944 for passage to Australia.
 carrying an advance party of MONAB II arrived in Sydney on 1 December 1944. The advance party arrived at RAAF Bankstown, together with 16 crated aircraft (8 Corsair IIs and 8 Martinet TT.Is) requisitioned from the Royal Navy Aircraft Depot at Cochin, India. The aircraft were assembled with RAAF assistance and the first aircraft assembled (Corsair II JT537) was test flown on 18 January 1945.
After the main party arrived in Sydney on 25 January 1945, some proceeded directly to Bankstown, however most were temporarily accommodated Warwick Farm Racecourse (Camp Warwick), a part of , the Royal Navy barracks in Sydney, until accommodation was sorted out.
RAAF Bankstown was officially transferred on a loan basis to Royal Navy on 27 January 1945 and stores and equipment began to arrive at the station. The base was commissioned as HMS "Nabberley", RNAS Bankstown on 29 January 1945.
The personnel began assembling crated aircraft and carrying out pre-issue test flights as a Receipt and Dispatch Unit. A total of 2,500 test flights were undertaken during the operation of HMS "Nabberley".
On 14 May, 1830 and 1833, Naval Air Squadrons disembarked from HMS "Illustrious", where their Vought Corsair Mk II aircraft were subsequently withdrawn at HMS "Nabberley". The members of 1833 Naval Air Squadron re-boarded the aircraft carrier on the same day, while those from 1830 Naval Air Squadron rejoined on 24 May, aligning with HMS "Illustrious"'s departure for the United Kingdom.
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the Governor-General of Australia, toured the facility on 1 June 1945.
On 23 August 1945 the aircraft from the disbanded 1834 and 1835 squadrons were delivered from for disposal.
HMS "Nabberley", MONAB II, was paid off on 31 March 1946. 724 Naval Air Squadron, the communications unit, left and flew to RNAS Schofields (HMS "Nabthorpe"), the location of MONAB III. The airfield at Bankstown was returned to RAAF control.
Commanding officers.
List of commanding officers of HMS "Nabberley" with date of appointment:
Units based at HMS "Nabberley".
List of units associated with MONAB II, in support of a Receipt &amp; Despatch Unit and a Fleet Requirements Unit:
Squadrons at HMS "Nabberley".
List of Fleet Air Arm first and second line squadrons, station flight and other flying units either based at or disembarked to RNAS Bankstown (HMS "Nabberley") and MONAB II:
References.
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