Royal Air Force Maghaberry or more simply RAF Maghaberry is a former

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satellite airfield located north of

Maghaberry Maghaberry or Magaberry (pronounced , ) is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is west of Lisburn and north of Moira. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 4,716 people. It is one of the biggest villages within ...

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, Northern Ireland. The site of former RAF Maghaberry was transformed into

HM Prison Maghaberry HMP Maghaberry was built on the site of RAF Maghaberry, a World War II airfield near Lisburn, Northern Ireland, which was used as a flying station by the Royal Air Force and also as a transit airfield for the United States Army Air Forces. At ...

History

The following units were here at some point: * No. 5 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) (February - September 1943) * Satellite Landing Ground for No. 23 Maintenance Unit RAF (January 1945 - October 1946) * 'A' Flight of No. 104 (Transport) OTU RAF (September - October 1943) *

No. 231 Squadron RAF No. 231 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force between 1918 and 1946, active in both World War I and World War II in various roles. History First World War No. 231 Squadron was formed from Nos. 329 and 330 Flights of the seaplane st ...

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(June - October 1943) *

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;USAAF * 311th Ferry Squadron * 312th Ferry Squadron * 321st Air Transport Squadron * 325th Ferry Squadron

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