AF ▁B raw dy ) ▁and ▁by ▁Royal ▁Navy ' s ▁Fle et ▁Air ▁Arm ▁( R N AS ▁B raw dy ), ▁before ▁closing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁react iv ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁and ▁became ▁C aw dor ▁Bar ra cks , ▁home ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁Sign al ▁Regiment , ▁the ▁army ' s ▁electronic ▁war fare ▁unit . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁station ▁at ▁B raw dy ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁as ▁a ▁satellite ▁station ▁for ▁the ▁heavy ▁bom ber ▁aircraft ▁of ▁nearby ▁R AF ▁St ▁David s . ▁ ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁B raw dy ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Fle et ▁Air ▁Arm ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁and ▁became ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁( R N AS ▁B raw dy ), ▁initially ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁Rel ief ▁Land ing ▁Gr ound ▁for ▁R N AS ▁D ale ▁located ▁near ▁Mil ford ▁H aven . ▁It ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁HMS ▁Gold c rest ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁first ▁Haw ker ▁Sea ▁Haw k ▁entered ▁service ▁with ▁ 8 0 6 ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Squadron . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁till ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁B raw dy ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁F aire y ▁G ann