Royal Air Force use It opened provisionally in May 1941, prior to completion of the works, as a
RAF Fighter Command base where the primary weapon was the
Supermarine Spitfire, and officially on 28 June of that same year. During its brief time as HMS
Corncrake, the airbase served the
Fleet Air Arm by supporting disembarked squadrons preparing for aircraft carrier operations. Additionally, it hosted the No. 4 Naval Fighter School (718 Squadron) and the No. 1 Hellcat Servicing Unit. The airbase was decommissioned on 14 November and subsequently placed under Care and Maintenance, on the books of . It was later returned to the control of RAF Northern Ireland on 24 January 1946. ; Squadrons: ; Units: •
3rd Naval Fighter Wing Present day By 1947, with no further use made of the site it was abandoned. The airfield was sold to developers in March 1960, and is in use for several popular caravan parks. ==See also==