During the Second World War, the Royal Air Force and U.S.A.A.F. operated from several airfields around Crumlin and the surrounding area of rural Co. Antrim.
Airport Road Crumlin Co. Antrim BT29 4BP
Aldergrove Airfield, now the home of Belfast International Airport, saw use as a base for several squadrons of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Largy Road Crumlin Co. Antrim BT29 4RT
Langford Lodge Airfield on the east coast of Lough Neagh near Crumlin operated as a base for both the R.A.F. and the U.S.A.A.F. during the Second World War.
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Nutts Corner Airfield in Co. Antrim became a Royal Air Force base during the Second World War. It also operated as a transport hub for American military planes.