# RAF Killadeas

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{{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](/source/Killadeas), [County Fermanagh](/source/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 = 
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| type =  [Royal Air Force station](/source/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations)
| 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](/source/Air_Ministry)
| operator = [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force)
| controlledby = [RAF Coastal Command](/source/RAF_Coastal_Command)<br />* [No. 17 (T) Group RAF](/source/No._17_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}}
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| 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](/source/European_theatre_of_World_War_II)
| events = 
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| garrison = <!-- such as the 25th Bombardment Group -->
| occupants = <!-- squadrons only -->
| designations = 
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<!-- begin airfield information  -->
| IATA = 
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| GPS = 
| WMO = 
| elevation = {{Convert|1|m|0}}{{sfn|Falconer|2012|p=121}}
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| 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](/source/Royal_Air_Force) [station](/source/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations) located {{Convert|3.8|mi}} southwest of [Irvinestown](/source/Irvinestown), [County Fermanagh](/source/County_Fermanagh), [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland) and {{Convert|6.1|mi}} northwest of [Enniskillen](/source/Enniskillen), County Fermanagh.

==History==

The following units were based here at some point:

* [No. 131 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF](/source/No._131_(Coastal)_Operational_Training_Unit_RAF) (July 1942 - June 1945){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=246}}
* [No. 240 Squadron RAF](/source/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](/source/Airfields_of_Britain_Conservation_Trust)|accessdate=17 October 2013}}</ref>
* [No. 272 Maintenance Unit RAF](/source/No._272_Maintenance_Unit_RAF) (August 1945 - February 1947){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=216}}
* [No. 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF](/source/No._302_Ferry_Training_Unit_RAF) (April - July 1945){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=116}}
* [Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF](/source/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}}

{{Royal Air Force}}

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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

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