Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
RAF Cluntoe
RAF Cluntoe in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
RAF Cluntoe is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Cluntoe or more simply RAF Cluntoe is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Ardboe, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and 8.4 miles (13.5 km) east of Cookstown, County Tyrone.
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Background
History
Construction of Cluntoe was started during December 1940, however it was not completed until July 1942. Cluntoe was planned for a RAF Operational Training Unit but when it was opened, it was only used as an emergency landing ground. This changed on 30 August 1943, when the airfield was transferred to United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and was called "USAAF Station 238". No. 4 Combat Crew Replacement Center was opened during November 1943 which trained Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crews with Consolidated B-24 Liberators being added during February 1944. During March 1944 it was designated No. 2 CCRC and was closed during November 1944.
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- Coordinates
- 54.6219, -6.5353
- Address
- Ardboe, County Tyrone
- Established
- 1942
Sources
- wikidata: Q15270878 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Cluntoe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Cluntoe?
- RAF Cluntoe is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- When was RAF Cluntoe built?
- Built or established in 1942.
- Who owns RAF Cluntoe?
- RAF Cluntoe is owned by Royal Air Force<br>United States Army Air Forces.