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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

12th Jan 2013, 02:39

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By lauriebe

Have now been able to read through the 294 Sqn...

Have now been able to read through the 294 Sqn ORB which includes the Sharjah detachment. The first aircraft from 294 arrived at Sharjah on 17 July 1945 and the detachment was declared operational...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Jan 2013, 10:47

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By lauriebe

Laurence, have just downloaded and am reading...

Laurence, have just downloaded and am reading through the F540 of 294 Sqn for the period of the Sharjah det.

The Wellington that I mentioned in my earlier post was HZ976/G and the accident...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Jan 2013, 10:01

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By lauriebe

Teeteringhead, Jefford's book 'RAF Squadrons',...

Teeteringhead, Jefford's book 'RAF Squadrons', shows 294's dets from Basra as Sharjah, Masirah and Muharraq until disbanding in Apr 46.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Jan 2013, 09:12

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By lauriebe

Laurence, it is the only Wellington loss that I...

Laurence, it is the only Wellington loss that I can find recorded in that geographical area. However, the details seem to indicate a loss on the airfield rather than in the bondou.

Interesting...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Jan 2013, 08:12

Replies: 736

RAF Sharjah

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Posted By lauriebe

I have been trawling through an Air-Britain book;...

I have been trawling through an Air-Britain book; "Broken Wings" by Jim Halley. I first looked at 1956 and drew a blank. I then widened the search to cover 1953 - 1965. Again, nothing which tied...

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