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Official 1965 Commonwealth War Graves Commission plan of the Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery (formerly the Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery)

1930 wide angle view of Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery, Baghdad (formerly the Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery)

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

Plan to restore the Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery

2019 satellite photo of Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery, formerly the Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery

Flyboys Exhibition at Lijssenthoek, Belgium