RAF Toome
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| RAF Toome | |||||||||||
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| Toome, County Antrim in Northern Ireland | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Satellite Station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||
| In use | 2 January 1943 -1959 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
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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
[edit | edit source]The following units were here at some point:[1]
- Relief Landing Ground of No. 2 Flying Training School RAF (February 1953 - ?)[2]
- 'A' Flight of No. 104 (Transport) Operational Training Unit RAF (July - September 1943)[3]
- No. 203 Gliding School RAF (July 1953 - April 1955)[4]
- Mobile Transport Servicing Unit of No. 217 Maintenance Unit RAF (October 1945 - February 1946)[5]
- No. 257 Maintenance Unit RAF (June 1945 - March 1947)[6]
References
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ 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
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