Royal Air Force Sydenham or more simply RAF Sydenham is a former Royal Air Force station in Northern Ireland. In the 1970s it was the main servicing base for Blackburn Buccaneer aircraft, employing 650 civilian workers.

History

The following units were posted here at some point: • ;Royal Navy • 702 Naval Air Squadron • 706 Naval Air Squadron • 721 Naval Air Squadron • 800 Naval Air Squadron • 804 Naval Air Squadron • 807 Naval Air Squadron • 808 Naval Air Squadron • 811 Naval Air Squadron • 812 Naval Air Squadron • 815 Naval Air Squadron • 818 Naval Air Squadron • 819 Naval Air Squadron • 822 Naval Air Squadron • 825 Naval Air Squadron • 826 Naval Air Squadron • 827 Naval Air Squadron • 836 Naval Air Squadron • 836M Flight • 838 Naval Air Squadron • 842 Naval Air Squadron • 845 Naval Air Squadron • 848 Naval Air Squadron • 849 Naval Air Squadron • 857 Naval Air Squadron • 881 Naval Air Squadron • 882 Naval Air Squadron • 885 Naval Air Squadron • 886 Naval Air Squadron • 887 Naval Air Squadron • 888 Naval Air Squadron • 889 Naval Air Squadron • 891 Naval Air Squadron • 899 Naval Air Squadron • 1772 Naval Air Squadron • 1790 Naval Air Squadron • 1830 Naval Air Squadron • 1831 Naval Air Squadron • 1833 Naval Air Squadron • 1835 Naval Air Squadron • 1836 Naval Air Squadron • 1843 Naval Air Squadron • 1850 Naval Air Squadron • 1851 Naval Air Squadron • 1852 Naval Air Squadron • 870 Squadron RCN (VF-870)

Current use

The site is now George Best Belfast City Airport.

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