I was contacted by Cliff Thornton regarding a 55 Squadron man who died in an accident while stationed at the Aircraft Deport Baghdad and...

For those interested in knowing the original design and grave layout for the Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery (formerly known as the...

Ben Lovegrave has kindly allowed me to use this photograph from the 55 (Bomber) Squadron archives. It was taken of Plot 3 at Ma'Asker Al...

And now for something completely different. After months of devastating bushfires up and down the East Coast of Australia, Nature changed...

For those interested in the original (provisional) design and perimeter boundary of the Hinaidi Cantonment that was drawn up in 1932, I have added it to my website under the 'RAF Hinaidi' tab. I have also included a 2019 Google Maps aerial photograph which shows that most of the roads still exist despite the changes made to the air base since its control was handed over to the Iraqi Air Force in 1961. I have also indicated the location of the Hinaidi RAF Peace cemetery, just

Burial Service at Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery, formerly the Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery The Daily Telegraph (UK) recently published...