RAF Cluntoe

Royal Air Force Cluntoe or more simply RAF Cluntoe is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Ardboe, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and 8.4 miles (13.5 km) east of Cookstown, County Tyrone.Construction of Cluntoe was started during December 1940, however it was not completed until July 1942.Cluntoe was planned for a RAF Operational Training Unit but when it was opened, it was only used as an emergency landing ground.4 Combat Crew Replacement Center was opened during November 1943 which trained Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crews with Consolidated B-24 Liberators being added during February 1944.[1] A soccer team of the same name competed in the Mid Ulster League during the 1953/54 season.
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