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Alt Name: --. Opened: 1941. Status in 1944: RAF. Flying Boat Station. Current use: Moorings. Remarks: Remains include boat slipway, shed (known as the Hangar, stumps and ground moorings rings that were partly covered outdoor service bays and the whole concrete foreshore. Lough Erne Yacht Club occupies most of the lough shore part of the WW2 base. A stone, engraved OTU131, sits alongside the yacht club's main flag pole overlooking Gublusk Bay. Future plans include framed memorial lists at Castle Archdale and Lough Eren YC.
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