RAF Mullaghmore

RAF Mullaghmore
USAAF Station AAF-240
RAF Mullaghmore; USAAF Station AAF-240
Ballymoney, County Antrim in Northern Ireland
	RAF Mullaghmore Shown within Northern Ireland RAF Mullaghmore RAF Mullaghmore (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	55°01′33″N 006°35′49″W
Type	Satellite Station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force; Royal Navy; United States Army Air Forces
Controlled by	RAF Coastal Command; Fleet Air Arm
Site history
Built	1942
In use	1942-1946
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft) AMSL
Runways
00/00	Concrete
00/00	Concrete

Royal Air Force Mullaghmore or more simply RAF Mullaghmore is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.2 miles (6.8 km) southwest of Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and 4.9 miles (7.9 km) northeast of Garvagh, County Londonderry.

History

It was a United States Army Air Forces 8th Air Force Composite Command base until being passed to the Royal Air Force in May 1944 for use as a training establishment.[1]

Between December 1943 and February 1944 the airfield was used the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)'s 6th Replacement and Training Squadron (Bombardment) and the 6th Combat Crew Replacement Centre before the unit moved to RAF Cheddington. The airfield was then used for storage until May 1944.[1]

The following units were based there:

No. 4 Refresher Flying Unit RAF[2] which moved from RAF Haverfordwest and stayed between October 1945 and March 1945[1]
No. 7 (Coastal) OTU[2] flying Vickers Wellingtons between December 1942 and January 1944
No. 104 (Transport) OTU[2] arrived from RAF Maghaberry flying Vickers Wellingtons between October 1943 and January 1944[1]
No. 281 Squadron RAF[2]
815 Naval Air Squadron[2]
825 Naval Air Squadron[2]
842 Naval Air Squadron[2]
850 Naval Air Squadron[2]
1771 Naval Air Squadron[2]
Loran Training Unit RAF (October 1944 – April 1945)[3]

The airfield was closed and placed on care and maintenance during May 1945.[1]

Current use

The airfield, now in private hands, is used as a microlight base. It has been known locally as Aghadowey Aerodrome.[2]

References

Citations

"RAF Mullaghmore". Control Towers. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
"Mullaghmore". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 202.

Bibliography

Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.

External links

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[CT-1] "RAF Mullaghmore". Control Towers. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

[ABCT-2] "Mullaghmore". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997202-3] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 202.