The station had in a large airship hangar, 120 by 318 feet (37 m × 97 m) long, workshops, hydrogen gas production sheds and accommodation huts.

The airships, which could drop bombs, escorted ships and patrolled for enemy submarines in the central section of the Irish Sea between Bardsey Island, Dublin, the Isle of Man and Morecambe Bay.

[2] In November 1917 an unsuccessful attempt was made to base Airco DH.4 light bomber biplanes at RNAS Anglesey.

255 Squadron RAF were based at RNAS Anglesey, but the poorly-drained land caused difficulty, and the aircraft were transferred to the newly opened Bangor Aerodrome on the mainland.

[3] In July 1918 a mooring-out site was established in the grounds of Malahide Castle, 9 miles (14 km) north of Dublin.

[4][5] At the end of the First World War, Major Thomas Elmhirst, the commanding officer of the station, celebrated the armistice by successfully piloting an SSZ airship under the Menai Suspension Bridge.

Today, Mona is used for circuit practice by BAE Systems Hawk T.2's from RAF Valley along with a civilian flying club and 2474 (Cefni) Squadron Air Training Corps.

The aircraft was practising forced landings when it hit a goose while on the runway and ended up in the arresting safety net.

[16] In June 2016 a man was convicted of endangering aircraft by shining a powerful torch at pilots undertaking night-time fast jet training at RAF Mona.