| RAF St Angelo No. 18 SLG  | |||||||||
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| Trory, County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland | |||||||||
,_circa_in_1943.jpg) Catalina flying boat of the type based at St Angelo during the Second World War | |||||||||
  RAF St Angelo Shown within Northern Ireland  RAF St Angelo RAF St Angelo (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°23′55″N 007°39′07″W / 54.39861°N 7.65194°W | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force Station | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Coastal Command | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||
| In use | 1941-1947 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 47 metres (154 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force St Angelo or more simply RAF St Angelo is a former Royal Air Force station during the Second World War, located near the village of Trory on the southern tip of Lower Lough Erne, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland; also used by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.[1] The name St Angelo is believed to be taken from the nearby Bishop's house (named after the saint), which was commandeered during the war as the Station Commander's residence; the name also became attached to the airfield.[1]
The airfield was later renamed as St Angelo Barracks from the 1970s and utilised as an accommodation barracks and a centre of helicopter operations over the province, by the British Army and Ulster Defence Regiment during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
The airfield remains in existence under civilian ownership, reduced to a single runway, with a range of private flying ventures but with no commercial airline services.
- ^ a b Crookes, Bob (25 March 2004). "Your Place And Mine - Fermanagh - St. Angelo Airport - best preserved WWII airfield in NI". www.bbc.co.uk.