My father kept copies of the daily intelligence bulletins that were issued to RAF Habbaniya during the battle of Iraq in May 1941. Most of the copies are marked ‘Officers Mess’, so presumably my father sequestered them – or possibly he was given them in order to write the semi-official history of ‘C’ Squadron (of No. 4 FTS) during the battle of Habbaniya, which he co-authored with Allan Haig.
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 1 – 4 May 1941
No 1 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 2 – 5 May 1941
No 2 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 3 – 7 May 1941
No 3 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 4 – 8 May 1941
No 4 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 5 – 9 May 1941
No 5 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 6 – 10 May 1941
No 6 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 7 – 11 May 1941
No 7 – continued
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RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 8 – 12 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 9 – 13 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 10 – 14 May 1941
No 10 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 11 – 15 May 1941
No 11 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 12 – 16 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 13 – 17 May 1941
No 13 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 14 – 18 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 15 – 19 May 1941
No 15 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 16 – 20 May 1941
No 16 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 17 – 21 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 18 – 22 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 19 – 23 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 20 – 24 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 21 – 25 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 22 – 26 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 23 – 27 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 24 – 28 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 25 – 29 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 26 – 30 May 1941
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“the semi-official history of ‘C’ Flight during the battle, which he co-authored with Allan Haig”
Is there anywhere I can get hold of this history of “C” Flight?
Hi Peter – thanks for your comment. Yes, I have some scans of it – I will put it up next week if I can. The original belongs to Mark Cremin, the son of Dan Cremin.
best wishes
james
Hi Peter – here it is:
http://storyofwar.com/background/c-squadron-historical-record-no-4-fts-habbaniya-iraq-may-1941/
best
james
Thankyou very much indeed!
And by the way – these intelligence reports are absoloutely amazing material. Many thanks for putting them up.
my father .douglas stevenson hughes ,was at raf habbaniya.an lac.instrument technician ..wrote a poem ..about the seige..starts ..twas on an april morning in 1941..full details r on the net ..or conntact ..me his son at ..marvin@interart.org .uk dad died a few years ago ..is denny ,out there any where used to live in reading..both survived w w 2 ..both at habbaniya and great mates.
Thanks – do send it to me jamiedw@gmail.com
He was in the RAF? Do you have photos from the period?
james
does any one remember doug hughes..?
i was born in habbaniya in 1950 i would love for some one to meet up with me and talk
geneve vasiljevic
my father had barber shop in the camp and with my mother together did hairdressing out side the camp in town itself , i remember the English lady’s coming to my house for hair perm i will b so delighted if some one gets in touch with me , i will give my phone nu when someone reply’s thanks