Naval Air Station Nowra
HMAS Albatross is the main naval air station for the Royal Australian Navy's 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 base RAAF Nowra, then was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Nabbington in 1944, and operated as a naval air station until it was decommissioned in late 1945.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airport
- Description: naval air station in Australia
- Also known as: “HMAS Albatross”, “NAS Nowra”, “オーストラリア海軍航空基地”, “オーストラリア空軍 ナウラ”, and “ナウラミリタリー空港”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Fleet Air Arm Museum
Museum
Photo: Peter Ellis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Australian Fleet Air Arm Museum, formerly known as Australia's Museum of Flight, is a military aerospace museum located at the naval air station HMAS Albatross, near Nowra, New South Wales.
Naval Air Station Nowra
- Categories: naval air station and transportation
- Location: Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Naval Air Station Nowra” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nowra Ran Air Station”
- Chinese: “HMAS“信天翁”航空站”
- Chinese: “HMAS「信天翁」航空站”
- Dutch: “HMAS Albatross”
- French: “Base aérienne d’Albatross”
- French: “HMAS Albatross”
- French: “YSNW”
- German: “HMAS Albatross”
- Japanese: “アルバトロス海軍航空基地”
- Japanese: “アルバトロス航空基地”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Nowra Military”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی هماس البترس”
- Portuguese: “HMAS Albatross”
- Spanish: “HMAS Albatross”
- Swedish: “Nowra Ran Air Station”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии ҲМАС Албатрос”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Parma and Nowra Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Pulpit and Parma Creek.
Shoalhaven: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Nowra and Bomaderry, Jervis Bay, Ulladulla, and Berry.
Curious Places to Discover
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