RAF Sydenham
| RAF Sydenham RNAS Belfast RNAY Belfast HMS Gadwell HMS Gannet III  
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| Belfast in Northern Ireland | |||||||||
 RAF Sydenham
Shown within Northern Ireland
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| Coordinates | 54°36′51″N 005°52′37″W / 54.61417°N 5.87694°WCoordinates: 54°36′51″N 005°52′37″W / 54.61417°N 5.87694°W | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Royal Navy |
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| Built | 1939 | ||||||||
| In use | 1939-1970 | ||||||||
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| Elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Sydenham or more simply RAF Sydenham is a former Royal Air Force station in Northern Ireland. In the 1970s it was the main servicing base for Blackburn Buccaneer aircraft, employing 650 civilian workers.
The following units were posted here at some point:
The site is now George Best Belfast City Airport.
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