RAF Maghaberry

RAF Maghaberry No. 101 Storage Sub-Site
Maghaberry, County Antrim in Northern Ireland
RAF Maghaberry on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1941
RAF Maghaberry Shown within Northern Ireland RAF Maghaberry RAF Maghaberry (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	54°30′56″N 6°10′49″W
Type	Satellite Station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces
Controlled by	RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)-41
In use	1941-1950 (1950)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II

Royal Air Force Maghaberry, or more simply RAF Maghaberry, is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located north of Maghaberry, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site of former RAF Maghaberry was transformed into HM Prison Maghaberry.

History

The following units were here at some point:

• No. 5 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) (February - September 1943)
• Satellite Landing Ground for No. 23 Maintenance Unit RAF (January 1945 - October 1946)
• 'A' Flight of No. 104 (Transport) OTU RAF (September - October 1943)
• No. 231 Squadron RAF
• No. 306 Ferry Training Unit RAF (June - October 1943)
• No. 2775 Squadron RAF Regiment

USAAF

• 311th Ferry Squadron
• 312th Ferry Squadron
• 321st Air Transport Squadron
• 325th Ferry Squadron

References

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.