RAF Ballykelly

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RAF Ballykelly was a former Royal Air Force station in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, primarily used for maritime patrol and anti-submarine operations during the mid-20th century.

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RAF Ballykelly canonical 5
RAF Lough Erne 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
closedAsRAFStation 1971
country United Kingdom
garrison Joint Anti-Submarine School Flight
No. 120 Squadron RAF
No. 203 Squadron RAF
No. 204 Squadron RAF
No. 210 Squadron RAF
No. 220 Squadron RAF
No. 228 Squadron RAF
No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF
No. 240 Squadron RAF
No. 269 Squadron RAF
No. 519 Squadron RAF
hasElevation 24 metres
hasIcaoCode EGLK
hasPrimaryRole anti-submarine warfare
maritime patrol
hasRunway 07/25
hasRunwayLength 1829 metres
locatedIn County Londonderry
Northern Ireland
locatedNear Ballykelly
namedAfter nearby village of Ballykelly
notableEvent use as a base for Avro Shackleton operations in the North Atlantic
opened 1941
operatedBy Royal Air Force
partOf RAF Coastal Command
postClosureUse Shackleton Barracks
army barracks
region Ulster
runwaySurface concrete
stationedAircraftType Avro Shackleton
Consolidated Liberator
Lockheed Hudson
Vickers Wellington
status former military airfield
usedBy RAF Coastal Command squadrons
linked to: RAF Coastal Command

maritime patrol squadrons
usedDuring Cold War
Second World War
linked to: World War II
usedFor North Atlantic maritime patrols
anti-submarine patrols
convoy escort
search and rescue operations
training

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No. 203 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Ballykelly
No. 209 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Lough Erne
linked to: RAF Ballykelly
No. 210 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Lough Erne
linked to: RAF Ballykelly
Shackleton Barracks previousSiteUse RAF Ballykelly
Ballykelly hasMilitaryInstallation RAF Ballykelly