▁B urs c ough , ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁The ▁Admir alty ▁acquired ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁four ▁narrow ▁run ways ▁and ▁several ▁hang ars , ▁being ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁train ▁for ▁landing ▁aircraft ▁on ▁aircraft ▁carri ers . ▁Specifically , ▁" acc ording ▁to ▁Ald on ▁P . ▁Fer g us on ' s ▁book ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Air fields ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War : ▁' it ▁was ▁constructed ▁to ▁the ▁normal ▁Navy ▁plan ▁with ▁four ▁run ways ▁instead ▁of ▁three , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁only ▁ 3 0 ▁yards ▁wide ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁R AF ▁standard ▁ 5 0 ▁yards . ▁The ▁extra ▁run way ▁allowed ▁the ▁aircraft ▁to ▁land ▁and ▁take ▁off ▁as ▁close ▁as ▁possible ▁into ▁the ▁wind , ▁with ▁eight ▁directions ▁to ▁choose ▁from . ▁The ▁nar ro wer ▁landing ▁stri ps ▁also ▁sim ulated ▁take ▁off ▁and ▁landing ▁on ▁aircraft ▁carri ers .' " ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁HMS ▁Ring tail ▁was ▁as ▁for ▁a ▁ship ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁Navy ▁air field , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁one , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁bird . ▁( Note : ▁" R ing - tail " ▁is ▁an ▁inform al ▁term ▁used ▁by ▁bird ers ▁for ▁ju ven iles ▁of ▁several ▁har rier ▁species ▁when ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁not ▁ident ifiable ▁to ▁an