RAF Toome

RAF Toome
RAF Toome
Toome, County Antrim in Northern Ireland
	RAF Toome Shown within Northern Ireland RAF Toome RAF Toome (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	54°45′15″N006°29′42″W / 54.75417°N 6.49500°W Coordinates: 54°45′15″N006°29′42″W / 54.75417°N 6.49500°W
Type	Satellite Station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built	1943
In use	2 January 1943 -1959
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Runways
00/00	Asphalt
00/00	Asphalt
00/00	Asphalt

Last updated April 28, 2023

Royal Air Force Toome or more simply RAF Toome is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Toome, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

The following units were here at some point:^[1]

Relief Landing Ground of No. 2 Flying Training School RAF (February 1953 - ?)^[2]
'A' Flight of No. 104 (Transport) Operational Training Unit RAF (July - September 1943)^[3]
No. 203 Gliding School RAF (July 1953 - April 1955)^[4]
Mobile Transport Servicing Unit of No. 217 Maintenance Unit RAF (October 1945 - February 1946)^[5]
No. 257 Maintenance Unit RAF (June 1945 - March 1947)^[6]

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References

Citations

↑ "Toome". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 22 August 2022.
↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 152.
↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 244.
↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 168.
↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 214.
↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 216.

Bibliography

Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.

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[ABCT-1] "Toome". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 22 August 2022.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997152-2] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 152.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997244-3] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 244.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997168-4] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 168.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997214-5] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 214.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997216-6] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 216.

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