U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland

NAS Whiddy Island
WW1 US NAS Whiddy Island Ireland
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Admiralty
Operator	United States Navy
Location	Whiddy Island, Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland
Built	1918 (1918)
In use	1918-1919 (1919)
Elevation AMSL	3 ft 3 in ft / 1 m
Coordinates	51°41′54″N 009°28′51″W / 51.69833°N 9.48083°W / 51.69833; -9.48083
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NAS Whiddy Island Location in Ireland

U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island was a seaplane station operated during the last year of World War I and commissioned 4 July 1918.^[1] Located on Whiddy Island in Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland, it was also known as Bantry Bay Station. The base was used for anti-submarine warfare patrols by Curtiss H-16 seaplanes.