RAF Killadeas

54°25′19″N 7°40′59″W / 54.42194°N 7.68306°W / 54.42194; -7.68306TypeRoyal Air Force stationSite informationOwnerAir MinistryOperatorRoyal Air ForceControlled byRAF Coastal CommandSite historyBuilt1941 (1941)In useJune 1942 - 1945 (1945)Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War IIAirfield informationElevation1 metre (3 ft 3 in)^[1] AMSLOtherUsed 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)^[2]
• No. 240 Squadron RAF^[3]
• No. 272 Maintenance Unit RAF (August 1945 - February 1947)^[4]
• No. 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF (April - July 1945)^[5]
• Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF (1945)^[6]

Current use

The site is now used as the Lough Erne Yacht Club.^[3]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.