RAF Sheikh Othman
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| RAF Sheikh Othman RAF Unit Sheikh Othman[1]  | |
|---|---|
| Sheikh Othman District, Aden, Aden Governorate in Yemen | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Royal Air Force station |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces |
| Controlled by | AHQ Aden |
| Location | |
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value. | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1936 |
| In use | 1936-1950 |
| Battles/wars | Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II |
Royal Air Force RAF Sheikh Othman or more simply RAF Sheikh Othman is a former Royal Air Force station located within Sheikh Othman District, Aden, Aden Governorate, Yemen.
The following units were here at some point:
- Detachment from No. 8 Squadron RAF between April 1939 and July 1940 with the Bristol Blenheim I[2]
- No. 11 Squadron RAF between 16 June and 1 December 1940 with the Blenheim I[3]
- No. 39 Squadron RAF between 13 May and 1 December 1940 with the Blenheim I[4]
- No. 41 Squadron RAF between 18 March and 11 August 1936 with the Hawker Demon[4]
- No. 94 Squadron RAF between 2 May 1939 and 19 April 1941 with the Gloster Gladiator I & II[5]
- No. 203 Squadron RAF between 15 February and 18 May 1940 with the Short Singapore III and the Blenheim I & IV[6]
- No. 73 Operational Training Unit RAF between 20 November 1941 and 30 November 1942 with the Curtiss Mohawk and Hawker Hurricane I[7]
- No. 3 (Middle East) Ferry Control RAF between 20 May 1942 and 1 February 1944[8]
- No. 30 Staging Post between 9 June 1942 and 1 June 1946[9]
- Fighter Defence Flight, Aden between 1 October 1942 and 31 January 1943 with the Hurricane I[10]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 26.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 27.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 38.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 52.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 68.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 205.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 109.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 256.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 113.
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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