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Royal Air Force Ballykelly, or more simply RAF Ballykelly, is a former Royal Air Force station which opened in 1941 in Ballykelly, County Londonderry. It closed in 1971 when the site was handed over to the British Army as Shackleton Barracks .
The site formerly known as RAF Ballykelly was handed over to the British Army as Shackleton Barracks on 2 June 1971. [1] Battalion HQ and HQ Company of the 5th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment arrived there shortly after the barracks opened.
20 May 1961 Shackleton MR.1A WB818 had an accident on the ground at RAF Gan, it was flown to RAF Seletar and withdrawn from use. 20 October 1961 Shackleton MR.2 WR968 crashed at RAF Ballykelly and destroyed by fire. [1] 15 May 1962 Shackleton MR.1 VP294 damaged beyond repair landing at RAF Gan.
Pages in category "Royal Air Force stations in Northern Ireland" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
RAF Ballykelly (August 1969) [32] Formerly No. 8 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight AAC [36] (Formerly: No. 1908 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF) [38] Became 666 Aviation Squadron AAC [32] 9 Flight: 1 Sept 1957 1968: Soltau [61] BAOR. Formerly No. 9 Reconnaissance Flight AAC [36] (Formerly: No. 1909 Air Observation Post Flight RAF ...
RAF Ballykelly, a former Royal Air Force station in Ballykelly, County Londonderry; closed in 1971; RNAS Ballykelly (HMS Sealion), a former Royal Naval Air Station near Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Ballykelly (from Irish Baile Uí Cheallaigh, meaning 'O'Kelly's Townland' [1]) is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Limavady on the main Derry to Limavady A2 road and is 15 miles (24 km) east of Derry. It is designated as a Large Village [2] and in 2011 the population of Ballykelly ...
April 1959 saw RNAS Eglinton close and the squadrons moved to RAF Ballyhalbert and RAF Ballykelly. In 1989 the married quarter estate comprising 78 houses located in Fraser Avenue and Mill Path in the nearby village of Eglinton were sold to a Roger Byron-Collins company who also acquired the officers married quarters in nearby RAF Ballykelly in ...