RAF Maghaberry

RAF Maghaberry
Maghaberry, County Antrim in Northern Ireland
RAF Maghaberry Shown within Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°30′56″N 6°10′49″W / 54.51556°N 6.18028°W / 54.51556; -6.18028Coordinates: 54°30′56″N 6°10′49″W / 54.51556°N 6.18028°W / 54.51556; -6.18028
Site information
Owner
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)-41
In use	1941-1950 (1950)
Battles/wars	Second World War

Royal Air Force Maghaberry or more simply RAF Maghaberry is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located north of Maghaberry, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site of former RAF Maghaberry was transformed into HM Prison Maghaberry.

The following units were here at some point:^[1]

• No. 5 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF
• No. 23 Maintenance Unit RAF
• No. 104 (Transport) OTU
• No. 231 Squadron RAF
• No. 306 Ferry Training Unit RAF
• No. 2775 Squadron RAF Regiment

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