RAF Sydenham

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 there at some point:
;Royal Air Force

;Units

No. 3 Civilian Fighter Control Co-operation Unit RAF
Detachment of No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 8 Ferry Pilots Pool ATA became No. 8 Ferry Pool ATA
No. 13 Air Experience Flight RAF between 8 September 1958 and 1973 then again between 31 March 1978 and 31 July 1976.
No. 23 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF became No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
No. 24 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF became No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
No. 75 Wing RAF between 27 and 30 June 1940 became SHQ Belfast
SHQ Belfast between 30 June 1940 and 10 February 1941 became No. 75 Wing RAF became No. 31 Wing RAF
* Station Defence Flight operated a Hawker Demon
No. 79 Wing Calibration Flight RAF
No. 203 Gliding School RAF
Detachment of No. 1480 Flight RAF
No. 1494 Flight RAF
Belfast University Air Squadron became Queens University Air Squadron
RAF Northern Ireland Communication Flight RAF
Current use