RAF Killadeas

RAF Killadeas
Killadeas, County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland
RAF Killadeas Shown within Northern Ireland RAF Killadeas RAF Killadeas (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	54°25′19″N 7°40′59″W
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Coastal Command
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)
In use	June 1942 - 1945 (1945)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	1 metre (3 ft 3 in) AMSL
Other	Used Gublusk Bay for runways

Royal Air Force Killadeas, or more simply RAF Killadeas, is a former Royal Air Force station located 3.8 miles (6.1 km) southwest of Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and 6.1 miles (9.8 km) northwest of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.

History

The following units were based here at some point:

• No. 131 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (July 1942 - June 1945)
• No. 240 Squadron RAF
• No. 272 Maintenance Unit RAF (August 1945 - February 1947)
• No. 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF (April - July 1945)
• Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF (1945)

Current use

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

References

Bibliography

• Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.