▁exact ▁species .) ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁air ▁station ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁F AA ▁day , ▁night ▁and ▁tor ped o ▁f ighter ▁squad rons ▁for ▁their ▁formation , ▁training ▁and ▁working - up . ▁Many ▁F AA ▁squad rons ▁were ▁based ▁at ▁B urs c ough ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁or ▁months , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁front - line ▁F AA ▁bases ▁or ▁on ▁to ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁for ▁deployment ▁in ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁or ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁war ▁front s . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁F AA ▁units ▁to ▁operate ▁from ▁HMS ▁Ring tail ▁was ▁ 8 0 9 ▁Squadron ▁F AA , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁Super marine ▁Se af ires , ▁it ▁arrived ▁from ▁R AF ▁And over ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁then ▁depart ed ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁when ▁it ▁fle w ▁its ▁aircraft ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁. ▁ ▁Post war ▁operations ▁ ▁R N AS ▁B urs c ough ▁closed ▁for ▁flying ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁There after , ▁the ▁hang ars ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁storage ▁of ▁aircraft ▁engines ▁and ▁other ▁F AA ▁equipment , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁R N AS ▁Stre tt on ▁( a . k . a . ▁HMS ▁Black cap ), ▁until ▁both ▁air fields ▁were ▁dis posed ▁of ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁civil ▁c