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Nutt's Corner (Belfast)

Major
Also known as: Belfast-Nutt's Corner Airport / HMS Pintail / Nutt's Corner Aerodrome / Nutt's Corner Circuit / Nutt's Corner Sunday Market / RAF Nutt's Corner / RAF Station, Nutt's Corner / RN Air Station, Nutt's Corner / RNAS Nutt's Corner / USAAF Station 235
County: Antrim
Current Status: Industry / Leisure activity / Public road
Date: June 1941 - 26 September 1963
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / FAA / Civil
Landing Surface Types: Paved

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):

  • Ulster Model Aircraft Club

Main unit(s) present:

  • 4th Naval Fighter Wing

  • No 44 Sqn
  • No 104 (Transport) OTU

  • No 120 Sqn

  • No 160 Sqn

  • No 220 Sqn

  • No 231 Sqn

  • No 772 Sqn

  • No 802 Sqn

  • No 803 Sqn

  • No 807 Sqn

  • No 809 Sqn   

  • No 879 Sqn

  • No 883 Sqn

  • No 891 Sqn

  • No 1332 (Transport) HCU

  • No 1445 Flight
  • No 1674 HCU

  • No 1835 Sqn

  • No 1837 Sqn

  • No 1852 Sqn

  • Air Safaris

  • BEA

  • Belfast Airport Flying Group

  • BKS Air Transport

  • Derby Airways

  • Jersey Airlines

  • North-West Airlines

  • Railway Air Services

  • Transport Command Terminal Unit
  • Ulster Aeroplane Group

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Remains of the airfield at Nutt's Corner, 7 July 2016.

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Remains of the airfield at Nutt's Corner, 7 July 2016.

The aftermath of a crash at Nutt's Corner. Courtesy of British Movietone

Decoy Airfield(s):

Groganstown

Successor Airport(s):

Aldergrove

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