RAF Aldergrove

military installation near Aldergrove, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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1918 — 2009 JV  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

• Freebase entry^@

Location: 54.655, -6.227, ///caveman.kennels.stooping, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1972-05-14T00:00:00Z

Battle at Springmartin

1798-06-07T00:00:00Z

Battle of Antrim

1760-02-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of Carrickfergus

1597-11-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Carrickfergus

1315-09-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Connor

1972-07-09T00:00:00Z

Battle of Lenadoon

1970-06-27T00:00:00Z

Battle of St Matthew's

1689-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of Carrickfergus

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Frameless

502 Squadron RAF Hawker Hinds Nov 1937 IWM HU 107162

502 Squadron RAF Whitley undercarriage Aldergrove Nov 1940 IWM HU 107183

Bombing up 502 Squadron RAF Whitley Aldergrove Nov 1940 IWM HU 107184

Control Zone - geograph.org.uk - 115402

Harmonising 502 Squadron RAF Whitley gunsights Aldergrove Nov 1940 IWM HU 107186

Just landed!

Maldron Hotel, Belfast International Airport

Plane, Belfast International Airport

Planes, Belfast International Airport

Re-arming 502 Squadron RAF Whitley tail turret

St Catherine's Parish Church (C of I) Killead - geograph.org.uk - 115746

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1972	Battle at Springmartin	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1798	Battle of Antrim	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1760	Battle of Carrickfergus	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1597	Battle of Carrickfergus	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1315	Battle of Connor	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1972	Battle of Lenadoon	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1970	Battle of St Matthew's	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1689	Siege of Carrickfergus	siege, google		Wikidata
vessel	1914	HMS Caroline	light cruiser, museum ship, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
vessel		Result	schooner, museum ship, google		Wikidata
vessel	1911	SS Nomadic	ship's tender, museum ship, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
bunker		Ballymena nuclear bunker	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Belfast Regional War Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Belfast Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Belfast Stormont Sub Control	civil defense center		Wikidata
castle	1666	Antrim Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Belfast Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Hillsborough Castle	archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1960	Northern Irelands Secret Bunker - Cold War Museum	military museum, Royal Observer Corps monitoring post		Wikidata
museum	2007	Northern Ireland War Memorial	military museum, independent museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1932	Royal Ulster Rifles Museum	regimental museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	1937	502 Squadron RAF Hawker Hinds Nov 1937 IWM HU 107162			Wikimedia
image	1940	502 Squadron RAF Whitley undercarriage Aldergrove Nov 1940 IWM HU 107183			Wikimedia
image	1940	Bombing up 502 Squadron RAF Whitley Aldergrove Nov 1940 IWM HU 107184			Wikimedia
image	2006	Control Zone - geograph.org.uk - 115402			Wikimedia
image	1940	Harmonising 502 Squadron RAF Whitley gunsights Aldergrove Nov 1940 IWM HU 107186			Wikimedia
image	2015	Just landed!			Wikimedia
image	2013	Maldron Hotel, Belfast International Airport			Wikimedia
image	2014	Plane, Belfast International Airport			Wikimedia
image	2014	Planes, Belfast International Airport			Wikimedia
image	1940	Re-arming 502 Squadron RAF Whitley tail turret			Wikimedia
image	2006	St Catherine's Parish Church (C of I) Killead - geograph.org.uk - 115746			Wikimedia