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Former Royal Air Force station in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Royal Air Force Limavady, or more simply RAF Limavady, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station, also known as Aghanloo airfield, near the city of
RAF_Limavady
Town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
1872. In 1941 RAF Limavady, a base for air patrols over the Atlantic during World War II, was opened just to the north of the town. The RAF left the base
Limavady
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Wellington, a long-range medium bomber, at RAF Limavady, near the city of Derry, Northern Ireland. At RAF Lough Erne, in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
No._15_Group_RAF
Former Royal Air Force Coastal Command training school
at RAF Limavady. No. 7 Operational Training Unit The School was initially No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAF which was formed on 15 June 1940 at RAF Hawarden
Coastal Command Anti U-Boat Devices School RAF
Coastal_Command_Anti_U-Boat_Devices_School_RAF
Regiment Units In The Royal Air Force
This is a list of units of the Royal Air Force Regiment. The RAF Regiment is the ground fighting force of the Royal Air Force and is charged mainly with
List_of_RAF_Regiment_units
Former Royal Air Force operations group
from No. 172 Squadron left the Azores for Northern Ireland, moving to RAF Limavady. During the same month No. 269 Squadron started to add Vickers Warwick
No._247_Group_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
as No. 25 Squadron RAF. RAF Ballyhalbert - October 1941 - January 1943 RAF Limavady - October 1941 to January 1942 - Detachment RAF Maison Blanche - Algiers
No._153_Squadron_RAF
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
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House in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Drenagh is a 19th-century house and gardens in Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Drenagh has been the home of the McCausland family since
Drenagh
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
moved to RAF Limavady in Northern Ireland to counter the U-boat threat in the North Atlantic. Following VE-Day the squadron was disbanded at Limavady on 4
No._172_Squadron_RAF
Former Royal Air Force station in Pembrokeshire, Wales
was disbanded and No. 7 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF relocated from RAF Limavady in Northern Ireland. It was also equipped with Vickers Wellington
RAF_Haverfordwest
List of Operational Training Units (OTUs) of the British Royal Air Force (RAF)
Archives, Kew AIR29/637 Lake, p. 146 "RAF History: Bomber Command 60th Anniversary: No. 52 Squadron". www.RAF.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 2004. Retrieved
List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Operational_Training_Units
British airbase in Scotland (1941–1945; 1982–1998)
Royal Air Force Station Stornoway, more commonly known as RAF Stornoway is a former Royal Air Force station and aerodrome near the town of Stornoway,
RAF_Stornoway
Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022. "Limavady". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022
Military_history_of_Ireland
Former Royal Air Force station in Iceland
Royal Air Force Reykjavik or more simply RAF Reykjavik is a former Royal Air Force station, at Reykjavík Airport, Iceland. It was constructed during the
RAF_Reykjavik
order of battle of RAF Coastal Command throughout the Second World War in the European Theatre of World War II. No. 15 Group RAF (GR), under command
RAF Coastal Command order of battle during World War II
RAF_Coastal_Command_order_of_battle_during_World_War_II
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
No. 612 Squadron RAF was originally formed in 1937 as an Army Co-operation unit, and flew during the Second World War in the General Reconnaissance role
No._612_Squadron_RAuxAF
of the Inskip Award. RAF personnel were replaced by, or transferred to, RN service. As RAF Coastal Command remained part of the RAF, Royal Naval Air Stations
List of air stations of the Royal Navy
List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy
Flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
D-Day landings, and the squadron disembarked to RAF Limavady airfield, Northern Ireland, joining 15 Group, RAF Coastal Command. A month later 846 NAS was assigned
846_Naval_Air_Squadron
Reserve non-flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
15 May 1925 as No. 502 (Bomber) Squadron, a Special Reserve squadron at RAF Aldergrove, and it was composed of a mixture of regular and reserve personnel
No._502_Squadron_RAuxAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
was officially disbanded on 3 December 1944. The squadron relocated to RAF Limavady, County Londonderry, on 1 August; however, this was merely a temporary
850_Naval_Air_Squadron
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
transport carrier. 811 Squadron was temporarily based at RAF Limavady in Northern Ireland, serving under RAF Coastal Command, until joining Vindex in September
811_Naval_Air_Squadron
the naming tradition of the Royal Air Force, whereby the prefix RCAF (vs. RAF) was affixed. High River Vancouver Winnipeg Dartmouth Camp Borden Ottawa
List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
List_of_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_stations
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Training Unit RAF operated with Consolidated Catalina flying boat and amphibious aircraft RAF Limavady No. 7 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF operated
No._17_Group_RAF
Valley near Clonmany, County Donegal, Ireland
to RAF Limavady. The pilot became disorientated in thick fog and mistook Lough Swilly for Lough Foyle, while attempting a visual landing at Limavady. As
Urris
Mountain in Northern Ireland
Wellington (W5647) had departed from RAF Limavady on a training flight over the Irish Sea. The weather at RAF Limavady was getting worse and the crew was
Scawt_Hill
Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Limavady on the main Derry to Limavady A2 road and is 15 miles (24 km) east of Derry. It is designated
Ballykelly, County Londonderry
Ballykelly,_County_Londonderry
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (born 1969)
RAF at a ceremony in Limavady, County Londonderry. The town held a parade and saw a fly past of a Boeing P-8 Poseidon. The RAF was based at Limavady and
Gerry_Mayhew
Former Royal Naval Air Station in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
northeast of Derry, County Londonderry and 11.4 miles (18.3 km) west of Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The airfield was transferred from
RNAS_Maydown
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Haugesund. The squadron moved to Limavady in April 1941, and St Eval in December 1941. In February 1942 it returned to Limavady and moved to Tiree in April
No._224_Squadron_RAF
Local government district in Northern Ireland
merging the Borough of Ballymoney, the Borough of Coleraine, the Borough of Limavady and the District of Moyle. The local authority is Causeway Coast and Glens
Causeway_Coast_and_Glens
Royal Air Force flying squadron
detachments at Limavady in Northern Ireland for anti-submarine patrols over the Western Approaches. It moved again in at the end of August to RAF St Eval in
No._500_Squadron_RAuxAF
Military unit
Lough Erne – 16 x Bofors 176 LAA Bty: Derry and Lisahally – 12 x Bofors Limavady – 2 x Bofors Aldergrove – 4 x Bofors 276 LAA Bty: Belfast – 2 x Bofors
66th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
66th_Light_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
serves as a sleeper village, and 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west-south-west of Limavady. It resides within Derry and Strabane district. The City of Derry Airport
Eglinton,_County_Londonderry
Disbanded flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
and operated in the Mediterranean for the rest of the war, disbanding at RAF Idku, Egypt on 21 August 1945. List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
No._221_Squadron_RAF
City in Northern Ireland
outlying regions of the city at this time, Maydown, Eglinton and Ballykelly. RAF Eglinton went on to become City of Derry Airport. The city contributed a
Derry
IRA attack near Dungiven in 1972
in the 1997 UK general election but was successful in gaining a seat on Limavady Council the same year in the 1997 local election. This was not the first
Dungiven landmine and gun attack
Dungiven_landmine_and_gun_attack
Belfast. 28 March 1972: The IRA carried out a car-bomb attack on Limavady RUC base, Limavady, County Londonderry. Joseph Forsythe (aged 57) and Robert McMichael
Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1970–1979)
Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_(1970–1979)
Mountain in Northern Ireland
June 1944 a Consolidated Liberator V (FL977) of No. 5 Squadron RAF was returning to RAF Ballykelly after an anti-submarine patrol off Iceland. The aircraft
Binevenagh
Downtown Country Northern Ireland 12D Downtown Radio Northern Ireland 96.4 (Limavady) 96.6 (Omagh and Enniskillen) 97.1 (Larne) 102.3 (Ballymena) 102.4 (Derry)
List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
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Building in the Stormont Estate area of Belfast
prorogued in 1972. The Senate chamber was used by the Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) as an operations room during World War II. The building was used for the
Parliament Buildings (Northern Ireland)
Parliament_Buildings_(Northern_Ireland)
British royal recognitions
Football. William James Armstrong. For services to Rural Development. (Limavady, Londonderry) Mrs Jennifer Rose Arwas, Headteacher, Lea Infant School,
2000_New_Year_Honours
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
Force Manston (155 Wing), Kent, (20 April - 1 August 1944) Royal Air Force Limavady, County Londonderry, (1 - 2 August 1944) Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent
819_Naval_Air_Squadron
British royal recognitions
Monsignor Bryan McCanny, Parish Priest. For services to the community in Limavady, County Londonderry. Michael Joseph Walter McCarthy, Government Whips Office
2025_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
William Fulton, Sub-District Commandant, Ulster Special Constabulary. (Limavady.) Ronald Garnett Galloway, Sub-Postmaster, Hyde Road TSO, Manchester. Arthur
1965_New_Year_Honours
Townland in east County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
racing, and also rallying as a RallySport Association event, on the disused RAF Mullaghmore airfield. Aghadowey was the home circuit (1.003 miles/1.614 km)
Aghadowey
Reserves of British Army
9RA". Army Careers. Retrieved 27 March 2021. "Army Reserve Centre, 50 Limavady Road, Londonderry BT47 6LS". Army Careers. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Fiona
List of current Army Reserve units of the British Army
List_of_current_Army_Reserve_units_of_the_British_Army
Squadron, Sunderland 107 Medical Squadron, Belfast 108 Medical Squadron, Limavady/Enniskillen 109 Medical Squadron, Belfast 254 (East of England) Medical
List of Territorial Army units (2012)
List_of_Territorial_Army_units_(2012)
Organisation Four-minute warning Royal Observer Corps Medal Skywatch march RAF Bentley Priory Aircraft Identity Corps (Canada) Volunteer Air Observers Corps
List of Royal Observer Corps / United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation Posts (L–P)
List_of_Royal_Observer_Corps_/_United_Kingdom_Warning_and_Monitoring_Organisation_Posts_(L–P)
Cox was shot dead by the IRA while driving home from Magilligan Prison, Limavady Road, Stradreagh, near Derry. 19 January: The IRA bombed Newry and Mourne
Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1980–1989)
Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_(1980–1989)
Month of 1941
German submarine U-38. Born: Robert Bradford, minister and politician, in Limavady, Northern Ireland (d. 1981); Fuzzy Haskins, R&B and funk musician (The
June_1941
and is now a hotel. Limavady Castle Limavady 55°1′26.4″N 6°56′16.8″W / 55.024000°N 6.938000°W / 55.024000; -6.938000 (Limavady Castle) Tower house
List_of_castles_in_Ireland
Military unit
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Supplementary Reserve), Limavady, Co Londonderry: North-West Books, 1988, ISBN 0-907528-13-9. Maj L.F. Ellis
52nd (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
52nd_(East_Lancashire)_Light_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
WW2 British Army formation
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Supplementary Reserve), Limavady, Co Londonderry: North-West Books, 1988, ISBN 0-907528-13-9. Maj L.F. Ellis
12th_Anti-Aircraft_Brigade
Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Protestant background Placenames NI Archived 2012-06-13 at the Wayback Machine NI Neighbourhood Information System Maydown wildlife habitats RAF Maydown
Maydown
Military unit
initially guarding the naval base at Derry and new bomber airfield at Limavady. It finally moved to Belfast in early February 1943 where it remained until
East_Surrey_Regiment
Clogher, County Tyrone. 19 January 1994: three stores in Coleraine and Limavady were damaged by IRA firebombs. Devices were also found in four other premises
Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1992–1999)
Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_(1992–1999)
Drumsurn, Foreglen, Glack, Limavady and Magilligan) the following day after a cluster of COVID-19 emerged in the Limavady area, in the north of the county
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_Gaelic_games
British government recognitions
Generating Board. Nancy Agnes McAleese, Laundry Worker, Roe Valley Hospital, Limavady. Elizabeth McAllister. For service to the community in the East End of
1980_Birthday_Honours
British government recognitions
Wellbeing in Renfrewshire. Robert Alastair McFarland, Head of Technology, Limavady High School. For services to Education and the community in Londonderry
2019_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Allergies. Heather Pratt, Chair, Board of Governors, Rossmar Special School, Limavady, County Londonderry. For services to Education. Aneeta Prem, JP, Founder
2023_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
Environment. Elizabeth Mary McClure, Senior Nursing Officer, Londonderry, Limavady & Strabane District, Western Health & Social Services Board, Northern Ireland
1978_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
System. The Reverend Canon Samuel McVeigh. For services to the community in Limavady, Northern Ireland. John Mellor, Service Manager, CAFCASS. For services
2013_Birthday_Honours
Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Intelligence Cell in Magherafelt, County Londonderry and had also served in the RAF for 14 years. He was a member of the Ballyronan Orange Lodge and was a serving
Ballyronan
British government recognitions
in Education, HM Prison, Barlinnie. Noel James Bogle, Vice-Principal, Limavady Grammar School, Co. Londonderry. Joyce Bowe. For political and public service
1991_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Girls' Brigade. Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Cartwright (Ret'd) TD, Member, Limavady, Borough Council. Nora Elizabeth Casey. For services to the community in
1991_New_Year_Honours
and domestic life in the 19th & early 20th centuries Green Lane Museum Limavady Londonderry Local NIarchive Local history, linen and agricultural industry
List of museums in Northern Ireland
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British government recognitions
Office. Robert Noble, General Manager/Partner, Thomas Linton & Co., Glack, Limavady, County Londonderry. Edward Thomas Odgers, Probation Officer, Devon, Exeter
1973_Birthday_Honours
they bombed a communications centre inside a Territorial Army base on the Limavady Road, Derry. 21 December 1991: the IRA was accused of complicity in an
Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1990–1991)
Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_(1990–1991)
British and commonwealth honours and awards
Reverend Thomas Veitch Mawhinney. For voluntary service to Education in Limavady, Northern Ireland. Anthony John Maxse. For charitable services in Hampshire
2010_Birthday_Honours
British government recognitions
Studies. For services to Scholarship. Samuel Glenn Reilly, lately Principal, Limavady High School. For services to Education in Northern Ireland. Jeremy Whichcote
2011_Birthday_Honours
RAF LIMAVADY
RAF LIMAVADY
Male
Hebrew
(רַב) Hebrew name RAV means "great" or "teacher."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German rūch, rūhe, rouch ‘hairy’, ‘shaggy’, ‘rough’.English : from a medieval personal name, a variant of Ralph.Italian (Sicily) : from a local variant of the personal name Rao, an old form of Ra(o)ul, composed of the Germanic elements rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Ralph.Indian : variant of Rao.
Female
English
English name, possibly derived from the vocabulary word ray, RAE means "sunbeam."
Female
Japanese
(è˜) Japanese name RAN means "lily" or "orchid."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Ram named rock
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ráðúlfr, RALF means "wise wolf." Compare with another form of Ralf.
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Rapha, RAFA means "feeble, flaccid, weak," i.e. "a shade" living in Hades, void of blood and animal life; therefore weak and languid like a sick person, but still able to think.Â
Male
Swedish
Variant spelling of Swedish Göran, JÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."
Boy/Male
Sanskrit
King. Raja is an Indian or Malay princely title; Raj means 'rule.
Female
Welsh
Welsh name HAF means "summer."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ray, RAE means "wise protector."Â
Male
Hebrew
(רָ×) Hebrew name RAM means "high." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Hezron.
Male
English
Medieval form of English Ralph, RAFE means "wise wolf."
Male
Hindi/Indian
(राज) Hindi name RAJ means "king."
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Raibeart, RAB means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Rab.
Male
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Rav, RAB means "great" or "teacher." Compare with another form of Rab.
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Greek Georgios, GÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."
Male
English
Short form of English Raymond, RAY means "wise protector."
Boy/Male
English Teutonic Biblical Sanskrit
Ram.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Ram
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