Royal Air Force Ballyhalbert or more simply RAF Ballyhalbert is a former Royal Air Force sector station at Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland.
RAF Kirkistown was a satellite to the larger Ballyhalbert.
Construction began in 1940.
History
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.
- 725 Naval Air Squadron