RAF Killadeas

{{Short description|Former air force station in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}

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| name = RAF Killadeas

| ensign = Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg

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| location = Killadeas, County Fermanagh

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| country = Northern Ireland

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| type = Royal Air Force station

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| ownership = Air Ministry

| operator = Royal Air Force

| controlledby = RAF Coastal Command
* No. 17 (T) Group RAF

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| built = {{Start date|1941}}

| used = June 1942 - {{End date|1945}}

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Royal Air Force Killadeas, or more simply RAF Killadeas, is a former Royal Air Force station located {{Convert|3.8|mi}} southwest of Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and {{Convert|6.1|mi}} northwest of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.

History

The following units were based here at some point:

Current use

The site is now used as the Lough Erne Yacht Club.

References

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=Bibliography=

  • {{cite book |last1=Falconer|first1=J|title=RAF Airfields of World War 2 |year=2012 |publisher= Ian Allan Publishing|location= UK|isbn=978-1-85780-349-5}}
  • {{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=R|last2=Hamlin|first2=J|last3=Halley|first3=J|title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units |year=1997 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location= UK|isbn=0-85130-252-1}}

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Category:Military installations established in 1941

Category:Military installations closed in 1947

Category:Royal Air Force stations in Northern Ireland

Category:Buildings and structures in County Fermanagh

Category:Military history of County Fermanagh

Category:World War II sites in Northern Ireland

Category:Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom