Why was the aerodrome built ? (What was happening in the world at that time?)

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Why was the aerodrome built ? (What was happening in the world at that time?)

When the Germans invaded Poland on the 1st of September 1939, Europe was at war.So too was N.Ireland as it was part of the UK. The farming community got a new lease of life as a result. Farmers had to increase producitivity and the rural Ulster was well fit for the task.

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The Americans needed air bases in Europe for their bombing missions. Different locations were to be used and the Ministry of Defence checked different locations for their suitability. Ardboe was chosen for one of these sites because it had flat land, near water, across to Europe, across to the Atlantic and also it could be easily converted to an air base as it had flat land.

The construction of the air field was in two phases. The first phase began on the 9th December 1941 and was completed 12 August 1942. There were more than five hundred buildings, ...

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