{{Short description|Former air force station in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox military installation | name = RAF Killadeas | ensign = Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg | ensign_size = 90px | native_name = | partof = <!-- for elements within a larger site --> | location = Killadeas, County Fermanagh | nearest_town = <!-- used in military test site infobox --> | country = Northern Ireland | image = | alt = | caption = | image2 = <!--secondary image, major command emblems for airfields --> | alt2 = | caption2 = | type = Royal Air Force station | coordinates = {{Coord|54|25|19|N|7|40|59|W|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Northern Ireland#UK | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Northern Ireland | pushpin_label = RAF Killadeas | pushpin_label_position = | ownership = Air Ministry | operator = Royal Air Force | controlledby = RAF Coastal Command<br />* No. 17 (T) Group RAF | open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc --> | site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox --> | site_other = <!-- for other sorts of facilities – radar types etc --> | site_area = <!-- area of site m2, km2 square mile etc --> | code = <!--facility/installation code, applies to US --> | built = {{Start date|1941}} | used = June 1942 - {{End date|1945}} | builder = | materials = | height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level --> | length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs --> | fate = <!--changed from demolished parameter--> | condition = | battles = European theatre of World War II | events = | past_commanders = <!-- past notable commander(s) --> | garrison = <!-- such as the 25th Bombardment Group --> | occupants = <!-- squadrons only --> | designations = | website = | footnotes = <!-- catchall in case it's needed to preserve something in infobox that doesn't work in new code --> <!-- begin airfield information --> | IATA = | ICAO = | FAA = | TC = | LID = | GPS = | WMO = | elevation = {{Convert|1|m|0}}{{sfn|Falconer|2012|p=121}} | r1-number = | r1-length = <!-- {{Convert| |m|0}} --> | r1-surface = | h1-number = | h1-length = <!-- {{Convert| |m|0}} --> | h1-surface = | airfield_other_label = Other | airfield_other = Used Gublusk Bay for runways <!-- end airfield information --> }} '''Royal Air Force Killadeas''', or more simply '''RAF Killadeas''', is a former Royal Air Force station located {{Convert|3.8|mi}} southwest of Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and {{Convert|6.1|mi}} northwest of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
==History==
The following units were based here at some point:
* No. 131 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (July 1942 - June 1945){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=246}} * No. 240 Squadron RAF (1941)<ref name="ABCT">{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/killadeas |title=Killadeas |publisher=Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust|accessdate=17 October 2013}}</ref> * No. 272 Maintenance Unit RAF (August 1945 - February 1947){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=216}} * No. 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF (April - July 1945){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=116}} * Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF (1945){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=93}}
==Current use== The site is now used as the Lough Erne Yacht Club.<ref name="ABCT"/>
==References== ===Citations=== {{Reflist}}
===Bibliography=== *{{cite book |last1=Falconer|first1=J|title=RAF Airfields of World War 2 |year=2012 |publisher= Ian Allan Publishing|location= UK|isbn=978-1-85780-349-5}} *{{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=R|last2=Hamlin|first2=J|last3=Halley|first3=J|title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units |year=1997 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location= UK|isbn=0-85130-252-1}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Killadeas}} Category:Military airbases established in 1941 Category:Military airbases closed in 1947 Category:Royal Air Force stations in Northern Ireland Category:Buildings and structures in County Fermanagh Category:Military history of County Fermanagh Category:World War II sites in Northern Ireland Category:Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom