While many people will be familiar with Belfast International Airport (BFS) and the smaller George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), did you know that Nutts Corner Airport used to be the main airport for Northern Ireland? Located in County Antrim, 9.2 miles northwest of the Northern Ireland capital Belfast, Nutts Corner Airport opened to civilian air traffic around 1934. As war with Nazi Germany was on the horizon in the late 1930s, Nutts Corner airport was commandeered by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and used as a base for Coastal Command. Following the outbreak of war after the invasion of...