RAF Sydenham

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Former Royal Air Force station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland (1939–1970)

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::summary Former Royal Air Force station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland (1939–1970) ::

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FieldValue
nameRAF Sydenham
RAF Belfast
RNAS Belfast
RNAY Belfast
HMS Gadwell
HMS Gannet III
ensign[[File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
locationBelfast, County Antrim
countryNorthern Ireland
coordinates
typeRoyal Air Force station
pushpin_mapNorthern Ireland#UK
pushpin_labelRAF Sydenham
pushpin_map_captionShown within Northern Ireland
ownershipAir MinistryAdmiralty
operatorRoyal Air Force
Royal Navy
controlledbyRAF Flying Training CommandFleet Air Arm
built
used1939-
battlesEuropean theatre of World War IICold War
past_commanders
elevation1 m
r1-number04/22
r1-length
r1-surfaceAsphalt
r2-number00/00
r2-length
r2-surfaceConcrete
::

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Royal Air Force Sydenham or more simply RAF Sydenham is a former Royal Air Force station in Northern Ireland. In the 1970s it was the main servicing base for Blackburn Buccaneer aircraft, employing 650 civilian workers.

History

The following units were posted there at some point: ;Royal Navy

Current use

The site is now George Best Belfast City Airport.

References

Citations

Bibliography

References

  1. Northern Ireland Committee of Irish Congress of Trade Unions, "The Defence Stations in Northern Ireland: The Case for Retention", March 1976
  2. "Sydenham (Belfast City) (George Best Belfast City)". [[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]].

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