RAF Toome | |||||||||||
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| Toome, County Antrim in Northern Ireland | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Satellite Station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
RAF Toome Shown within Northern Ireland Show map of Northern IrelandRAF Toome RAF Toome (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°45′15″N 006°29′42″W / 54.75417°N 6.49500°W / 54.75417; -6.49500 | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1943 (1943) | ||||||||||
| In use | 2 January 1943 -1959 (1959) | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Toome or more simply RAF Toome is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Toome, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
History
The following units were here at some point:1
- Relief Landing Ground of No. 2 Flying Training School RAF (February 1953 - ?)2
- 'A' Flight of No. 104 (Transport) Operational Training Unit RAF (July - September 1943)3
- No. 203 Gliding School RAF (July 1953 - April 1955)4
- Mobile Transport Servicing Unit of No. 217 Maintenance Unit RAF (October 1945 - February 1946)5
- No. 257 Maintenance Unit RAF (June 1945 - March 1947)6
References
References
Citations
- "Toome". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 152.
- Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 244.
- Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 168.
- Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 214.
- Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 216.
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.