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Former Royal Air Force station near Alexandria, Egypt
Royal Air Force Aboukir or more simply RAF Aboukir is a former Royal Air Force station located 6.6 miles (10.6 km) northwest of Kafr El-Dawar and 7.2 miles
RAF_Aboukir
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
the Singapore until 1938, serving from Aboukir, Alexandria, Lake Timsah, and after a short return to the UK, RAF Seletar. On 22 June 1938, the first Short
No._230_Squadron_RAF
Place in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
Kafr El Dawwar, Mersa Matruh. History of Christianity in Egypt HMS Aboukir RAF Aboukir Lake Mariout Griffith (1911). Chisholm (1911). Connelly, Owen (2006)
Abu_Qir
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
arriving at RAF Narborough along with No. 60 Squadron and No. 64 Squadron. Only days after being disbanded, No. 80 Squadron, based at RAF Aboukir, in Egypt
No._56_Squadron_RAF
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
2012. "RAF Helwan". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 2 June 2012. "RAF Aboukir". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Maintenance_units
British multi-engined biplane flying boat
1939 - Singapore III K4584 of No. 203 Squadron RAF struck a sea-wall during take-off from RAF Aboukir, Alexandria, Egypt; two were killed and seven injured
Short_Singapore
Regiment Units In The Royal Air Force
This is a list of units of the Royal Air Force Regiment. The RAF Regiment is the ground fighting force of the Royal Air Force and is charged mainly with
List_of_RAF_Regiment_units
independent aircraft flights of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Air Force (RAF) which were given alphabetical designations. List of Royal Air Force aircraft
Alphabetically named Flights RAF/RFC
Alphabetically_named_Flights_RAF/RFC
1943-1946 (also known as HMS Inskip) HMS Nile II, RN Air Section Aboukir at RAF Aboukir, Abu Qir, Egypt, 1935-1942 HMS Nuthatch, RNAS Anthorn, Cumbria,
List of Royal Navy shore establishments
List_of_Royal_Navy_shore_establishments
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
No. 228 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force active at various times between 1918 and 1964. It spent the greatest part of its existence
No._228_Squadron_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Southampton flying boats from August 1935, and in September, it transferred to Aboukir, in Egypt, as part of the United Kingdom's response to the Italian invasion
No._204_Squadron_RAF
Flight RAF (1918–19) Special Instruction Flight RAF (1920) Special Operations (Liberator) Flight RAF (1942–43) Special Performance Flight RAF, Aboukir (1942)
List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_independent_flights
Military unit
(Reserve) Wing RFC was formed on 25 July 1916 under the Middle East Brigade at Aboukir. The wing was renamed to 20th (Training) Wing RFC on 31 May 1917 and was
No._20_Sector_RAF
Military unit
Egypt. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were air observation post units which had both Army and RAF personnel. The pilots, drivers and signallers
No._651_Squadron_AAC
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
squadron was reformed on New Year’s Day 1941 at RN Air Section Aboukir, located at RAF Aboukir, North Africa. It operated with twelve aircraft, predominantly
805_Naval_Air_Squadron
Retrieved 19 May 2025. Jefford 1988, p. 164. "RAF Stations - C". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Army Map Service and Military Plans
List of North African airfields during World War II
List_of_North_African_airfields_during_World_War_II
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
arrived there on 18 April, attached to No. 251 Wing RAF (with No. 237 Squadron RAF and No. 238 Squadron RAF). This move was very popular with the squadron's
No._451_Squadron_RAAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
Communications Flight continued at R.N. Air Section Aboukir (HMS Nile II), a lodger at RAF Aboukir near Alexandria, Egypt, operating with Airspeed Oxford
775_Naval_Air_Squadron
(Recon) Squadron (Yugoslav), Aboukir (1941–1942) No. 2 Yugoslav (floatplane) Squadron, attached to the No. 230 Squadron RAF, (1941–1942) Yugoslav labour
Yugoslav Army Outside the Fatherland
Yugoslav_Army_Outside_the_Fatherland
No. 99 Squadron, based at RAF Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire. Fry then served in Egypt, being posted to the Depot at RAF Aboukir on 10 March 1931, then to
William_Mayes_Fry
British First World War flying ace
of captain. He was posted to No. 80 Squadron RAF in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, based at RAF Aboukir, Alexandria, but on 13 July 1919 he crashed
Adrian_Tonks
British single-seat WWII fighter aircraft
Britain, the Spitfire superseded the Hurricane as the principal aircraft of RAF Fighter Command, and it was used in the European, Mediterranean, Pacific
Supermarine_Spitfire
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1895-1948)
Nan and Coningham were married on 11 July 1932 by an RAF chaplain in the station church at Aboukir, Alexandria., The witnesses were Coningham's friends
Arthur Coningham (RAF officer)
Arthur_Coningham_(RAF_officer)
Operational history for Supermarine Spitifire
"Aboukir" filter instead of the ram air effect nullifying Vokes filter. The new filter was named as such due to its creation in Aboukir, Egypt by RAF mechanics
Supermarine Spitfire operational history
Supermarine_Spitfire_operational_history
Early variants of the Supermarine Spitfire
(Maintenance Unit-RAF depots in which factory fresh aircraft were brought up to service standards before being delivered to squadrons) at Aboukir, Egypt by replacing
Supermarine Spitfire (early Merlin-powered variants)
Supermarine_Spitfire_(early_Merlin-powered_variants)
British flying ace of WWII
flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. During his service with the RAF, he was credited with having destroyed at
Donald_McKay_(RAF_officer)
The RAF Far East Flight, of the Royal Air Force (RAF), was a flying unit of four Supermarine Southampton II flying boats which undertook a long-range exploratory
RAF_Far_East_Flight
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1893-1968)
Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. In 1929, he was posted to Abu Qir (Aboukir) Egypt, later appointed Director-General of Aviation in Egypt from 1932
Quintin_Brand
British flying ace of WWII
fighter near Aboukir on 5 July, his final aerial victory. His period in command of the squadron ended on 21 August and he was posted to the RAF headquarters
John_Bisdee_(RAF_officer)
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1909-1945)
crash on 8 August 1939 at Aboukir in Egypt, he was amongst the injured. Scarlett-Streatfeild took command of No. 203 Squadron RAF in October 1939 shortly
James_Scarlett-Streatfeild
although it probably was not used before it was beached in a gale at Aboukir in February 1943. In British service, the Catalina was fitted with .303
List of Consolidated PBY Catalina operators
List_of_Consolidated_PBY_Catalina_operators
New Zealand soldier, aviator and former Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1892–1975)
Zealand-born officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF). During the Second World War, his leadership of the RAF's No. 11 Group was pivotal to the defeat of the
Keith_Park
(training - No. 57 TS, 32 (Training) Wing HQ) - now Al Ismailiyah Air Base Aboukir, Egypt 1916–1918 (training - No. 22 TS & No. 23 TS, 20 (Training) Wing
List of Royal Flying Corps airfields
List_of_Royal_Flying_Corps_airfields
Former air warfare service of the British Army
(training – No. 57 TS, 32 (Training) Wing HQ) – now Al Ismailiyah Air Base Aboukir, Egypt 1916–1918 (training – No. 22 TS & No. 23 TS, 20 (Training) Wing
Royal_Flying_Corps
Royal Air Force pilot (1898-1977)
displays. He held posts at RAF Abu Sueir and Khartoum, was promoted to squadron leader on 1 August 1936, holding commands at Aboukir and Netheravon before
Harry_Day
English officer of the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force
from RAF Cattewater, Plymouth, on a flight to Egypt, via Hourtin and Berre in France, then Naples, Valletta, Benghazi and Sollum, arriving at Aboukir on
Gerald_Livock
of the Inskip Award. RAF personnel were replaced by, or transferred to, RN service. As RAF Coastal Command remained part of the RAF, Royal Naval Air Stations
List of air stations of the Royal Navy
List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
Supermarine Walrus, a British single-engine amphibious biplane and had moved to Aboukir, in Egypt. It was absorbed into 700 Naval Air Squadron in 1940. 711 (Catapult)
711_Naval_Air_Squadron
Ancient Egyptian town
a trade in quails, which are caught in nets hung along the shore. Off Aboukir on 1 August 1798, the French Mediterranean fleet was destroyed within the
Canopus,_Egypt
Remotely-piloted air system squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
Naval Air Station Dekheila (HMS Grebe) (16 October 1941) RN Air Section Aboukir (HMS Nile II) (January 1942 - 18 April 1942) Royal Air Force St Jean D'Acre
700_Naval_Air_Squadron
Aircraft carrier of 1918
Mediterranean, one flight usually operated ashore at either RAF Hal Far in Malta, or Aboukir in Egypt. The Seagulls proved to be unsatisfactory in service
HMS_Eagle_(1918)
(RAF). 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015. "2 Squadron". RAF. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015. "3 Squadron". RAF.
List of Royal Flying Corps squadrons
List_of_Royal_Flying_Corps_squadrons
British flying ace of WWII (1921–2004)
February 2004) was a British flying ace who served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down at least
Thomas_Cooper-Slipper
British flying ace of WWII
(15 February 1920 – 1 May 1950) was a flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is credited with the destruction of at least
George_Genders
Egypt, at both Heliopolis and Aboukir. He then returned to England for further training at the Central Flying School at RAF Upavon. He was commissioned
Edwin_A._Clear
British merchant ship and Second World War depot ship
Alexandria, Egypt. On 10 October the headquarters of No. 86 Wing disembarked at Aboukir. On 12 October 1939 the headquarters of No. 86 Wing re-embarked with 802
MV_Dumana
List of schools within the Royal Air Force
Aerial Fighting (Canada) School of Aerial Gunnery, Aboukir (1917–18) became No. 5 Fighting School RAF School of Aerial Gunnery, Hythe (1916–17) became No
List of Royal Air Force schools
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_schools
World War II government-in-exile of Yugoslavia
SIM-XIV-H formed the 2 (Yugoslav) Squadron of the No. 230 Squadron RAF, based in Aboukir. They participated in the Battle of Crete and patrolled the African
Yugoslav_government-in-exile
Military formation
Shiekh Nuran. (A special squadron was formed from the 20th Training Wing at Aboukir on 24 October for duty at Nuran under the direct orders of the Palestine
Structure of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Structure_of_the_Egyptian_Expeditionary_Force
British flying ace
regiment. On 30 May 1916, he was promoted to captain. He learned to fly at Aboukir, Egypt. On 8 November 1916, Broadberry was seconded to the Royal Flying
Edric_Broadberry
Military unit
guns were deployed under 18 AA Bde in Eighth Army defending Alexandria, Aboukir, Matruh and the landing grounds of the Desert Air Force. The regiment concentrated
73rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
73rd_Heavy_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates HMS Aboukir Royal Navy 22 September 1914 A Cressy-class armored cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine
List of shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
List_of_shipwrecks_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean
Village in Norfolk, England
HMS Invincible 31 May 1916 Portsmouth Memorial POSt Frank Whatley HMS Aboukir 22 Sep. 1914 Portsmouth Memorial Sgt. Ernest W. E. Gibbs 2nd Bn., Norfolk
Cley_next_the_Sea
Infantry regiment of the British Army from 1633 to 2006
Holland, before fighting in the 1801 Egyptian campaign at the Battle of Aboukir and the Battle of Alexandria. Both battalions were subsequently dispatched
Royal_Scots
Military unit (1918–1941)
Kingdom of Greece, and the crews then served with the British Royal Air Force (RAF). By the outbreak of the Second World War, Yugoslavia had a substantial air
Royal_Yugoslav_Air_Force
Military unit
Maintenance Unit. In this period, six pilots were attached to 208 Squadron RAF for operational experience in modern monoplane fighters. The squadron became
40_Squadron_SAAF
Volunteer army unit in the UK
Bty under 18 AA Bde covering Alexandria, Aboukir and the Nile Delta 306 Bty under 2 AA Bde at Tripoli and RAF Castel Benito 390 Bty under 1 AA Bde covering
London_Electrical_Engineers
Scottish World War I war hero and flying ace
fire. Ralston was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in March 1917 at Aboukir, Egypt. He was appointed a flying officer on 12 June 1917. He was promoted
John_Steel_Ralston
Scottish volunteer unit of the British Army
disembarking at Alexandria in Egypt on 5 June and going into camp at Aboukir. Although some elements of the division had gone direct to the Gallipoli
Blythswood_Rifles
Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1873–1967)
as a Commander in February 1912. He was then given command first of HMS Aboukir in the Reserve Fleet in Summer 1912, then of the cruiser HMS Southampton
Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield
Ernle_Chatfield,_1st_Baron_Chatfield
Corps & Second Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment 11 May 1917 Aboukir, Egypt Percy Rodriguez 22 University Melbourne Second Lieutenant, 23rd
List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service
List_of_Victorian_Football_League_players_who_died_on_active_service
List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1956 Ship State Description Aboukir Egyptian Navy Suez Crisis: The Rashid-class frigate was scuttled as a blockship in
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1956
Military unit
Brigade HQ: Moascar Alexandria HQ AA Defences, Alexandria GOR Alexandria GOR Aboukir 9th HAA Rgt, less 1 Bty – 16 x 3.7-inch 277/68 HAA Bty – 8 x 3.7-inch 283/88
2nd_Anti-Aircraft_Brigade
RAF ABOUKIR
RAF ABOUKIR
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ráðúlfr, RALF means "wise wolf." Compare with another form of Ralf.
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Raibeart, RAB means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Rab.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Ram named rock
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German rūch, rūhe, rouch ‘hairy’, ‘shaggy’, ‘rough’.English : from a medieval personal name, a variant of Ralph.Italian (Sicily) : from a local variant of the personal name Rao, an old form of Ra(o)ul, composed of the Germanic elements rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Ralph.Indian : variant of Rao.
Male
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Rav, RAB means "great" or "teacher." Compare with another form of Rab.
Boy/Male
English Teutonic Biblical Sanskrit
Ram.
Male
Hindi/Indian
(राज) Hindi name RAJ means "king."
Boy/Male
Sanskrit
King. Raja is an Indian or Malay princely title; Raj means 'rule.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ray, RAE means "wise protector."Â
Female
Welsh
Welsh name HAF means "summer."
Male
Swedish
Variant spelling of Swedish Göran, JÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."
Female
English
English name, possibly derived from the vocabulary word ray, RAE means "sunbeam."
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Ram
Female
Japanese
(è˜) Japanese name RAN means "lily" or "orchid."
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Greek Georgios, GÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."
Male
English
Short form of English Raymond, RAY means "wise protector."
Male
English
Medieval form of English Ralph, RAFE means "wise wolf."
Male
Hebrew
(רַב) Hebrew name RAV means "great" or "teacher."
Male
Hebrew
(רָ×) Hebrew name RAM means "high." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Hezron.
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Rapha, RAFA means "feeble, flaccid, weak," i.e. "a shade" living in Hades, void of blood and animal life; therefore weak and languid like a sick person, but still able to think.Â
RAF ABOUKIR
RAF ABOUKIR
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Witness
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sindhunath | ஸிநà¯à®¤à¯à®¨à®¾à®¤
Lord of the ocean
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Loneliness
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Goddess Laxmi
Boy/Male
Irish
Black raven.
Girl/Female
Indian
Destiny, Fate
Girl/Female
Tamil
Srayana | ஸà¯à®°à®¯à®¾à®¨à®¾
Boy/Male
Arabic
Lion
Girl/Female
English American
Feminine of Lyle: from the island.
Girl/Female
Indian
Dee means Durga her means Shiv Shivas strength
RAF ABOUKIR
RAF ABOUKIR
RAF ABOUKIR
RAF ABOUKIR
RAF ABOUKIR
n.
A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.
superl.
Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow
n.
To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles.
superl.
Not distilled; as, raw water
superl.
Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
n.
One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat (M. decumanus), the black rat (M. rattus), and the roof rat (M. Alexandrinus). These were introduced into America from the Old World.
v. t.
To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.
v. i.
To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door.
superl.
Not tanned; as, raw hides
n.
One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light.
n.
A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray.
superl.
Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
superl.
Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.
v. t.
To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc.
superl.
Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
superl.
Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
n.
A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.
superl.
Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton