Contacts

S Squadron was formed at Habbaniya and became 244 Sqn at
Shaiba in Nov 1940. They served at Sharjah & Masirah with
detachments around Oman & Gulf until disbanded May 1945.

RAF Mauripur is situated just outside Karachi in Pakistan and is still
a major Pakistan Air Force base. Many Mauripur personnel staged
through, were detached to or played sports matches at Habbaniya.
We shared the heat as well! Contact this Association for current
contact details pending Mauripur site update - or click on logo.

Mel Meluish organised reunions for this small
band of old stagers, true sons of the desert.
Imagine a WW1 vintage armoured car in that
climate - no air conditioning! Sadly Mel died on
15th December 2002. The reunions are now
organised by John Rolph whose father served with
the Armoured Car Companies.

Sadly, Jim Heslop had to close
this Association in May 2007.
Please direct all enquiries to the
RAF Habbaniya Association

CONTACTS

To join the Association Email Jim Farrant farradown@aol.com

For other enquiries Email raf.habbaniya@btinternet.com

Habbaniya Union School

The Union School started in Hinaidi
Cantonment and transferred to
Habbaniya. There is a strong
association of mainly Assyrian ex-
pupils who hold reunions.

Contact: Andrious Mama Jotyar

108 Alderney Rd

SLADE GREEN

Kent DA8 2JD

U.K

+44 (0) 1322 331711

A battalion of the Kings Own Royal Regiment flew from Karachi
to Habbaniya in April 1941. The Regimental Museum is in the
centre of Lancaster. It records the long history of the KORR.

The Propliner Aviation Magazine was launched in 1979 as a journal devoted to
piston-engined and turboprop aircraft. Today the magazine still concentrates upon
those classic airliners of a bygone age, the magnificent Constellations, Britannias,
Stratocruisers, Convairliners, Viscounts and Douglas piston types that once
dominated the world's air routes.

6 Squadron spent 10 continuous years in Iraq from 1919 to 1929,
initially at Basrah, Baghdad and Hinaidi, then in the north, mostly
at Mosul but with many detachments. From 1950 to 1955 they
were in and out of Habbaniya, Shaibah, Mafraq & Amman, the
Canal Zone and Nicosia.

V Bombers did pass through
Habbaniya and are especially
remembered by those who worked
on the plateau airfield.