RAF Maghaberry

Former Royal Air Force station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

54°30′56″N 6°10′49″W / 54.51556°N 6.18028°W / 54.51556; -6.18028TypeSatellite StationSite informationOwnerAir MinistryOperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air ForcesControlled byRAF Flying Training CommandSite historyBuilt1940 (1940)-41In use1941-1950 (1950)Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II

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)^[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

Citations

^ 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

Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.

Royal Air Force

Ministry of Defence

formations
and units

units	Commands Groups Wings Squadrons Flights Conversion units Operational Training units Schools / Training units Ferry units Glider units Misc units
stations	Active Former Satellite Landing Grounds
Regiment	Wings Squadrons Flights