RAF Killadeas
RAF Killadeas | |
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Killadeas, County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland | |
RAF Killadeas Shown within Northern Ireland | |
Coordinates | 54°25′19″N 7°40′59″W / 54.42194°N 7.68306°W |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Controlled by | RAF Coastal Command |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 |
In use | 1941-1947 |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Royal Air Force Killadeas or more simply RAF Killadeas is a former Royal Air Force station located 3.8 miles (6.1 km) southwest of Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and 6.1 miles (9.8 km) northwest of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
The following units were based here at some point:
- No. 131 (Coastal) Operation Training Unit RAF.[1]
- No. 240 Squadron RAF[1]
- No. 272 Maintenance Unit RAF[1]
- No. 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF[1]
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Current use[]
The site is now used as the Lough Erne Yacht Club.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Killadeas". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
Categories:
- Military installations established in 1941
- Military installations closed in 1947
- Royal Air Force stations in Northern Ireland
- Buildings and structures in County Fermanagh
- Military history of County Fermanagh
- World War II sites in Northern Ireland
- Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom