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Royal Air Force Nutts Corner, or more simply RAF Nutts Corner, is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) station located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east of Crumlin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and 9.2 miles (14.8 km) north west of Belfast.
No. 757 Defence Squadron was formed at RAF Nutts Corner in Northern Ireland in late 1940 and on 19 December 1941 was re-numbered to No. 2757 Squadron. However, the scale of the German assault in Crete and the speed at which the airfield had fallen acted as a catalyst on British Defence planning and highlighted the need for the coordinated ...
Langford Lodge Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces and Royal Air Force station near Belfast, Northern Ireland.Today the airfield is owned by RLC (UK) a subsidiary of RLC Engineering Group which is headquartered in the Isle of Man. Langford Lodge is located on the eastern shores of Lough Neagh and close to RAF Aldergrove/Belfast International Airport and the former RAF Nutts Corner.
Pages in category "Royal Air Force stations in Northern Ireland" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... RAF Newtownards; RAF Nutts Corner; S.
Also in Northern Ireland were Nos. 120 and 220 Squadrons, which operated from RAF Nutts Corner, in County Antrim and were equipped with Consolidated Liberator and Boeing Fortress, both types being American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft, respectively. [11]
Pages in category "Defunct airports in Northern Ireland" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... RAF Nutts Corner; R. RAF Greencastle;
The airfield was requisitioned by the RAF as RAF Belfast in 1941, then transferred to the Royal Navy, becoming HMS Gadwall (also known as RNAS Belfast or RNAS Sydenham) in 1943. [8] RAF Nutts Corner then became Belfast's main airport (while Aldergrove would later become the primary airport in Northern Ireland).
Pages in category "World War II sites in Northern Ireland" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... RAF Nutts Corner; R. RAF Greencastle; S.