RAF Maghaberry
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.
History
The following units were here at some point:
- No. 5 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) (February - September 1943)
- Satellite Landing Ground for No. 23 Maintenance Unit RAF (January 1945 - October 1946)
- 'A' Flight of No. 104 (Transport) OTU RAF (September - October 1943)
- No. 231 Squadron RAF
- No. 306 Ferry Training Unit RAF (June - October 1943)
- No. 2775 Squadron RAF Regiment
- USAAF
- 311th Ferry Squadron
- 312th Ferry Squadron
- 321st Air Transport Squadron
- 325th Ferry Squadron
References
Citations
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 234.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 205.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 244.
- ^ "Maghaberry". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 116.
Bibliography
- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
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