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In use
  
1939-1970 (1970)

00/00
  
Concrete

Year built
  
1939

04/22
  
Asphalt

Elevation
  
0 cm

Owner
  
Air Ministry

RAF Sydenham

Type
  
Royal Air Force station

Operator
  
Royal Air ForceRoyal Navy

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.

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History

The following units were posted here at some point:

  • No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
  • No. 8 FP ATA
  • No. 8 FPP
  • No. 13 Air Experience Flight RAF
  • No. 23 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School RAF
  • No. 24 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School RAF
  • No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School
  • No. 31 Wing RAF
  • No. 72 (Bomber) Wing RAF
  • No. 88 Squadron RAF
  • No. 203 Gliding School RAF
  • No. 226 Squadron RAF
  • 702 Naval Air Squadron
  • 706 Naval Air Squadron
  • 721 Naval Air Squadron
  • 800 Naval Air Squadron
  • 804 Naval Air Squadron
  • 807 Naval Air Squadron
  • 808 Naval Air Squadron
  • 811 Naval Air Squadron
  • 812 Naval Air Squadron
  • 815 Naval Air Squadron
  • 818 Naval Air Squadron
  • 819 Naval Air Squadron
  • 822 Naval Air Squadron
  • 825 Naval Air Squadron
  • 826 Naval Air Squadron
  • 827 Naval Air Squadron
  • 836 Naval Air Squadron
  • 836M Flight
  • 838 Naval Air Squadron
  • 842 Naval Air Squadron
  • 845 Naval Air Squadron
  • 848 Naval Air Squadron
  • 849 Naval Air Squadron
  • 857 Naval Air Squadron
  • 881 Naval Air Squadron
  • 882 Naval Air Squadron
  • 885 Naval Air Squadron
  • 886 Naval Air Squadron
  • 887 Naval Air Squadron
  • 888 Naval Air Squadron
  • 889 Naval Air Squadron
  • 891 Naval Air Squadron
  • 899 Naval Air Squadron
  • No. 1494 (TT) Flight RAF
  • 1772 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1790 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1830 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1831 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1833 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1835 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1836 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1843 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1850 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1851 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1852 Naval Air Squadron
  • Belfast University Air Squadron
  • Queens University Air Squadron
  • 870 Squadron RCN

    • Current use

    The site is now George Best Belfast City Airport.

    References

    RAF Sydenham Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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