RAF Toome
Royal Air Force Toome or more simply RAF Toome is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Toome, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
History
The following units were here at some point:
- Relief Landing Ground of No. 2 Flying Training School RAF (February 1953 - ?)
- 'A' Flight of No. 104 (Transport) Operational Training Unit RAF (July - September 1943)
- No. 203 Gliding School RAF (July 1953 - April 1955)
- Mobile Transport Servicing Unit of No. 217 Maintenance Unit RAF (October 1945 - February 1946)
- No. 257 Maintenance Unit RAF (June 1945 - March 1947)
References
Citations
- ^ "Toome". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 152.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 244.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 168.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 214.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 216.
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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