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...
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...
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...
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...
Final Resting Place of Sgt Ernest Handley, ex 6 Squadron
After a chance reading of the story of 6 Squadron pilot, Sergeant Ernest Handley on this website (see 6 Squadron Pioneers in the 6 Sqn...
Digging the Trenches at Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery
With the exact measurements taken of the position of the original perimeter walls at Hinaidi (Ma'asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery), earth...
Restoration Works Commence at Ma'Asker RAF Cemetery!
Three years in the making, restoration work at the Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery (formerly known at the Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery)...
Rare Photo of an Early Fokker Monoplane
This is a photograph of a Fokker M.8 (A.1) two-seater observation monoplane (forerunner to the E.III ‘Eindecker’) that landed near St...
Another 6 Squadron Record - 'Liverpool'
This particular BE2c (‘Liverpool’ Serial No: 2126) flew against the odds by remaining in service with 6 Squadron for nine months, from...
BE2c Serial No: 206
This is a photograph of one of the earliest Royal Aircraft Factory BE2s to serve with the Royal Flying Corps, taken at an air show before...
