

Steve Johnson
Aug 12, 2021
First Ever Bombing Mission in the World
Anyone interested in WW1 aviation would know of the extraordinary adventures and inventiveness of Wing Commander Louis Strange DSO, OBE,...
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Steve Johnson
Jun 7, 2021
"Welcome to Iraq"
In answering a query from fellow researcher James Offer regarding a 6 Squadron pilot, Frank Neville Hudson (who served in WW1 but later...
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Steve Johnson
Apr 30, 2021
6 Squadron Deploys to Mesopotamia, 1919
In April 1919, the commanding officer of 6 Squadron, Major George Pirie, received orders to move his squadron from Gerpinnes in Belgium...
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Steve Johnson
Feb 1, 2021
Ma'Asker Al Raschid (Hinaidi) RAF Cemetery in 1923
This photograph recently came to light of the Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery (renamed Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery in 1961) and is the...
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Steve Johnson
Nov 23, 2020
More Photos of Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery
Kevin Godward kindly forwarded me photographs taken of the burial of his great uncle at the Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery (now known as...
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Steve Johnson
Nov 12, 2020
Remembrance Day at Hinaidi (Ma' Asker Al Raschid) RAF Cemetery
With the invaluable assistance of the British Embassy in Baghdad, I am pleased to announce that the first phase of the restoration...
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