United States Naval Air Station Queenstown
| NAS Queenstown | |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Military |
| Owner | Admiralty |
| Operator | United States Navy |
| Location | Aghada, County Cork, Ireland |
| Built | 14-Feb-1918 |
| In use | 1918-1919 |
| Elevation AMSL | 3 ft 3 in ft / 1 m |
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 NAS Queenstown
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United States Naval Air Station Queenstown was the first US Naval Air Station established in Ireland.[1] The site, close to the village of Aghada on the eastern side of Cork Harbour (across the harbour from Queenstown/Cobh) was commandeered under the Defence of the Realm Act 1914.[1] On 14 February 1918, Commander F. McCrary, USN, Commander of all United States Naval Air Stations in Ireland, was headquartered in this location.[2] One of four US Navy anti-submarine seaplane installations in Ireland, the site's three slipways were operational by September 1918,[3] and it operated as both a seaplane base, as an assembly location for planes, and training station for pilots.[4] The aircraft at the site were Curtiss H16 flying boats, and by the end of World War I, the base had approximately 20 such planes[5] and over 1000 personnel.[1] The base closed in April 1919 - although some remnants of the slipway remain.
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