

Very First Bombing Mission in WW1
Anyone interested in WW1 aviation would know of the extraordinary adventures and inventiveness of Wing Commander Louis Strange DSO, OBE,...

Steve Johnson
Jul 14, 2022
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Hinaidi East - Where Was This?
I recently received this photograph showing a group of RAF Corporals standing in front of a sign that read "Hinaidi East". With an...

Steve Johnson
Jul 14, 2022
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Inferno at 70 Squadron Hangar, RAF Hinaidi
On the 7th June 1928 at RAF Hinaidi, the hangar containing 70 Squadron’s ‘A’ Flight bombers caught fire, with four Vickers Victorias...

Steve Johnson
May 6, 2022
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British NW African Grid
Though not associated with WW1, I recently needed to research the map gridding system used by the Allies in Africa during WW2. Named the...

Steve Johnson
Jan 19, 2022
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The Mystery of Sergeant Gray and Lieutenant Halliday
On the first day of the Battle of Messines, 7th June 1917, 6 Squadron experienced the highest number of flying casualties for any single...

Steve Johnson
Dec 27, 2021
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Remembrance Day 2021 at Hinaidi RAF Cemetery
For the first time in decades, a Remembrance Day service was held on-site at the Al Rasheed cemetery (first named the Hinaidi RAF...

Steve Johnson
Nov 22, 2021
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