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Former Royal Air Force station in County
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1413:Royal Air Force flying training and support units
994:Coastal Command Anti U-Boat Devices School RAF
1445:
976:No. 7 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF
8:
1966:Royal Air Force stations in Northern Ireland
1411:Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997).
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20:
1320:"RAF Limavady airfield control tower WW2"
1052:"Move to preserve Limavady RAF buildings"
1008:until 1958 when it was finally sold off.
365:The station was built in 1940 during the
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1263:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust
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1971:World War II sites in Northern Ireland
1823:Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment
1746:List of equipment of the RAF Regiment
7:
1981:Defunct airports in Northern Ireland
1940:
1307:Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997
1295:Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997
1283:Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997
103:
70:
1647:Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service
1887:Combined Cadet Force (RAF section)
872:On detachment then squadron move.
810:On detachment then squadron move.
14:
116:RAF Limavady (the United Kingdom)
1939:
1803:Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
1415:. UK: Air-Britain (Historians).
260:European theatre of World War II
102:
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28:
1897:RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
1777:List of serving senior officers
1396:. UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd.
985:No. 2754 Squadron RAF Regiment
537:Boulton Paul Defiant
119:Show map of the United Kingdom
1:
452:On detachment initially from
83:Shown within Northern Ireland
1377:. UK: Ian Allan Publishing.
1375:RAF Airfields of World War 2
981:No. 22 Air Crew Holding Unit
86:Show map of Northern Ireland
1672:RAF Mountain Rescue Service
1667:RAF Search and Rescue Force
1235:, p. 101 (No. 612 Sqn)
852:Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
821:Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
369:. The airfield was part of
2002:
1828:Warrant Officer of the RAF
1523:Operational Training units
1349:www.forgottenairfields.com
1223:, p. 96 (No. 502 Sqn)
1211:, p. 95 (No. 500 Sqn)
1199:, p. 91 (No. 407 Sqn)
1187:, p. 87 (No. 304 Sqn)
1175:, p. 85 (No. 281 Sqn)
1163:, p. 79 (No. 245 Sqn)
1151:, p. 75 (No. 224 Sqn)
1139:, p. 75 (No. 221 Sqn)
1127:, p. 67 (No. 172 Sqn)
1115:, p. 65 (No. 153 Sqn)
1103:, p. 64 (No. 143 Sqn)
578:1 September 1944
1920:
1772:List of notable personnel
1703:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
1569:Satellite Landing Grounds
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1091:, p. 45 (No. 53 Sqn)
1079:, p. 44 (No. 48 Sqn)
826:27 January 1941
764:29 January 1944
625:then from RAF Reykjavik.
436:20 October 1941
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1907:RAF Football Association
1808:Air Member for Personnel
1528:Schools / Training units
335:Royal Air Force Limavady
51:in Northern Ireland
1818:Air Member for Materiel
1324:www.controltowers.co.uk
990:Loran Training Unit RAF
978:(April 1942 - May 1944)
456:then squadron moved to
345:station, also known as
278:20 metres (66 ft)
952:850 Naval Air Squadron
933:846 Naval Air Squadron
914:825 Naval Air Squadron
897:819 Naval Air Squadron
878:811 Naval Air Squadron
733:21 September 1944
672:20 July 1940
1708:RAF Volunteer Reserve
1392:Jefford, C G (2001).
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996:(April - August 1945)
992:(April 1945) became
698:Supermarine Sea Otter
324: Concrete/Tarmac
316: Concrete/Tarmac
308: Concrete/Tarmac
1741:List of RAF missiles
1724:List of RAF aircraft
1642:RAF Medical Services
1627:RAF Chaplains Branch
1373:Falconer, J (2012).
590:Squadron disbanded.
270:Airfield information
150:55.07306°N 6.93750°W
1902:RAF Benevolent Fund
1837:symbols and uniform
1470:Ministry of Defence
621:On detachment from
542:Bristol Beaufighter
371:RAF Coastal Command
349:, near the city of
211:RAF Coastal Command
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1882:Air Training Corps
1798:Chief of Air Staff
1662:RAF Music Services
837:RAF Bircham Newton
802:RAF Bircham Newton
759:Vickers Wellington
728:Vickers Wellington
702:31 March 1941
641:15 April 1941
623:RAF Bircham Newton
613:RAF Bircham Newton
606:November 1940
601:Vickers Wellington
573:Vickers Wellington
522:RAF Thorney Island
511:23 April 1942
487:RAF Bircham Newton
483:February 1942
300:Length and surface
244:1940 - August 1945
207:Controlled by
155:55.07306; -6.93750
49:County Londonderry
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423:Bristol Beaufort
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717:Squadron move.
709:RAF Mullaghmore
687:On detachment.
656:Squadron move.
636:Lockheed Hudson
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