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.
| RAF Maghaberry No. 101 Storage Sub-Site  | |
|---|---|
| Maghaberry, County Antrim in Northern Ireland | |
.jpg) RAF Maghaberry on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1941 | |
  RAF Maghaberry Shown within Northern Ireland  RAF Maghaberry RAF Maghaberry (the United Kingdom) | |
| Coordinates | 54°30′56″N 6°10′49″W / 54.51556°N 6.18028°W |
| Type | Satellite Station |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces |
| Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1940-41 |
| In use | 1941-1950 |
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II |
History
editThe following units were here at some point:
- No. 5 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) (February - September 1943)[1]
- Satellite Landing Ground for No. 23 Maintenance Unit RAF (January 1945 - October 1946)[2]
- 'A' Flight of No. 104 (Transport) OTU RAF (September - October 1943)[3]
- No. 231 Squadron RAF[4]
- No. 306 Ferry Training Unit RAF (June - October 1943)[5]
- No. 2775 Squadron RAF Regiment[4]
- USAAF
- 311th Ferry Squadron
- 312th Ferry Squadron
- 321st Air Transport Squadron
- 325th Ferry Squadron
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 234.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 205.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 244.
- ^ a b "Maghaberry". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 116.
Bibliography
edit- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.