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Peter Arthur Burlton - Head Researcher RAF Habbaniya Association It is with great regret that I have to report the death of Peter Burlton, who for many years was the head historian of the now disbanded RAF Habbaniya Association. In his capacity as a military researcher, Peter spent countless hours at the Public Records Office in Kew and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission headquarters researching the history of the various Royal Air Force bases in Iraq, most notably RAF Ha

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I received a query regarding the age of the Memorial at the Habbaniya War Cemetery in Iraq, erected in honour of the 106 men of the RAF...

On the morning of the 17th April 1957, a Royal Air Force transport Vickers Valetta of 114 Squadron (Serial No: VW832) took off from Aqaba.