More pre-war Middle East RAF activity (incl. Rutbah wells) can be found via
14358u Transportation of King Feisal's remains from Haifa to Baghdad by an RAF Vickers Victoria, 1933 by
A30yoyo, on Flickr
and pre-war civilian activity in Palestine (also Rutbah Wells/Iraq) via
18303u-LYDDA-RAMP-1300 by
A30yoyo, on Flickr