RAF Bishops Court
Former Royal Air Force station in County Down, Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Bishops Court or more simply RAF Bishops Court is a former Royal Air Force airfield, radar control and reporting station located on the south east coast of Northern Ireland, approximately 5.8 miles (9.3 km) from Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland and 24.7 miles (39.8 km) from Belfast, Northern Ireland. A Marconi AMES Type 84 radar was located on the airfield and an AMES Type 80 radar was located at Killard Point, Ballyhornan (remote from the station itself). An AMES Type 93 mobile radar was also located on the airfield from 1989 until the station closed.
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RAF Bishopscourt | |||||||||||
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Downpatrick, County Down in Northern Ireland | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°18′20″N 005°34′09″W | ||||||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||||
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Built | 1943 (1943) | ||||||||||
In use | 1943-1992 (1992) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
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Elevation | 9 metres (30 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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