RAF Killadeas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids RAF Killadeas
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Killadeas, County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland | |
Shown within Northern Ireland
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Coordinates | 54°25′19″N 7°40′59″W / 54.42194°N 7.68306°W |
Type | Royal Air Force station |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Controlled by | RAF Coastal Command |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 |
In use | June 1942 - 1945 |
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II |
Airfield information | |
Elevation | 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) AMSL |
Other | Used Gublusk Bay for runways |
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.
History
The following units were based here at some point:
- No. 131 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (July 1942 - June 1945)
- No. 240 Squadron RAF
- No. 272 Maintenance Unit RAF (August 1945 - February 1947)
- No. 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF (April - July 1945)
- Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF (1945)
Current use
The site is now used as the Lough Erne Yacht Club.
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