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A brief history of 84 Squadron. It includes a list of commanding officers and the squadron crest.

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A montage of six images of 84 Squadron in Iraq.
#1 a He 111 left behind at Mosul.
#2 Christmas menu.
#3 an air to air photograph of a Blenheim flying through a sandstorm.
#4 a Blenheim having successfully force landed in the desert.
#5 two…

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A list of flights made from the UK to Indonesia.

SMilsonGW937875v60017.pdf
A detailed history of 84 Squadron over a two month period.
There is a second, different, history.

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George's stations and travel in the East, 1942-1943

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Idwal writes that the weather has been very mixed. He has been parachute dropping in Iraq.

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Lennox Lamb’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 24th November 1930 until 27th October 1939.
Initial training as a pilot at Nos. 3 and 2 Flying Training Schools. Posted to 99 Squadron in January 1932. Between January and August 1933…

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The service record of Albert Thomas Smith covering the period from his enlistment on 15 January 1926 to discharge on 23 March 1953. It includes reference to Albert being twice mentioned in despatches and being awarded the British Empire Medal and the…

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A group of 14 men in whites, arranged in two rows, in front of a trophy.
On the reverse is handwritten 'Depot Hinaidi. Winner of Inter Unit Cricket Cup Hinaidi - Iraq 1934/35, Gildes, front row, Self Cajur Prowse ?'

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The menu for the squadron Christmas dinner. On the reverse 'British Saloon Hinaidi Photo Department'.

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Four photographs from an album.
#1 is the statue King Faisal I of Iraq on horseback.
#2 is a statue Statue of Lieutenant-General Stanley Maude on horseback.
#3 is a view across buildings to hills.
#4 is the front of a hotel.

Identification…

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Four photographs from an album.
#1 is of three Valentia/Victoria aircraft watched by a group of Iraqis.
#2 is a starboard side view of a biplane, N74 with red cross markings.
#3 is a parachute drop.
#4 is an Iraqi registered DH80 Puss Moth,…

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Four photographs from an album.
#1 is the Taq Kasra, 20 miles south of Baghdad.
#2 is the Lion of Babylon statue.
#3 is an aerial view of a bridge over a river.
#4 is an aerial view of RAF Hinaidi, Baghdad.

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Five photographs from an album.
#1 is the statue of King Faisal I of Iraq on horseback in Baghdad
#2 is a mosque and minaret.
#3 is a cemetery with war graves.
#4 is a tall square tower.
#5 is the Mausoleum of Hadrat Sheikh Marouf al Karkhi with…

B[Author]HanneJHv1.pdf
A biography of Jack, as he was known, from his birth to his early death.
Jack Hanne enlisted on his eighteenth birthday in 1931, he rose through the ranks to become a proficient pilot, serving overseas in Iraq and Karachi. By 1939, he was flying…

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A military building with Baghdad West in English and Arabic on a sign over a gated entrance.

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Loaded donkeys and pedestrians in a street. On the reverse 'A street in Baghdad'.
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