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as "H.M.S. Corncrake", and Kirkistown Airfield was known as "H.M.S. Corncrake II". The following units were here at some point:
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RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912
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opened officially on 28 June 1941 and the Kirkistown satellite airfield opened in July 1941. On 22 January 1942,
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moved to Kirkistown. In 1945, Ballyhalbert Airfield was designated a
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Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
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satellite airfield located 6.3 miles (10.1 km) of
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