U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland
U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island was a seaplane station operated during the last year of World War I and commissioned 4 July 1918. Located on Whiddy Island in Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland, it was also known as Bantry Bay Station.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: United States naval air station in World War I
- Also known as: “Bantry Bay Station”, “NAS Whiddy Island”, “Naval Air Station Whiddy Island”, “Naval Air Station Whiddy Island_Ireland (WW1)”, and “U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bantry House and Bantry Aerodrome.
Bantry House
Photo: Schorle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bantry House is a historic house with gardens in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. Originally built in the early 18th century, it has been owned and occupied by the White family since the mid-18th century.
Bantry Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bantry Aerodrome is a small privately owned airfield 1.5 NM west south-west of Bantry in County Cork, Ireland. It was constructed in the 1970s by the Rowa Pharmaceutical Corporation.
Bantry General Hospital
Hospital
Bantry General Hospital is a public hospital located in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. It is managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bantry and Ballylickey.
Bantry
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bantry is a town at the head of Bantry Bay in County Cork in southwest Ireland. In 2022 it had a population of 2900. The southwest coast of Cork is divided into three peninsulas, like claws on the foot of Ireland.
Ballylickey
Village
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballylickey or Ballylicky is a village on the N71 national secondary road and Bantry Bay near Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The Ouvane River flows into Bantry Bay at Ballylickey.
U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland
- Categories: military installation and transportation
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6984° or 51° 41′ 54″ northLongitude
-9.4801° or 9° 28′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C3GMGX9+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 777529014OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfieldWikidata ID
Q6981722
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In Other Languages
“U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “שדה התעופה ימית של חיל הים האמריקאי”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WW1 US naval airbase and Hog Island.
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