RAF Shandur

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RAF Shandur
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قاعدة شندور الجوية
Shandur, Suez Governorate in  Egypt
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Pilot 6 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IID at Shandur c1942
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RAF Shandur
Shown within Egypt
Coordinates 30°11′17″N32°32′39″E / 30.18806°N 32.54417°E / 30.18806; 32.54417
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by Air Command, South East Asia
ConditionDemolished into farmland
Site history
Built1941
In use1941 - 1947
FateClosed
Garrison information
Garrison16th Parachute Brigade, 4th Royal Tank Regiment
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
N/S1,420 metres (4,659 ft) 

Royal Air Force Shandur or more simply RAF Shandur (LG-214) is a former Royal Air Force station located in Shandur, Suez Governorate, Egypt.

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History

From 1941 to 1942, RAF Shandur provided training for RAF crews who operated Marylands. In May 1943, the No. 70 Operating Training Unit was under the control of No. 203 Squadron RAF, and moved to the airfield for training operations until January 1945 when it was disbanded. According to German maps, RAF Shandur may have been mistaken as RAF Shaluffa. [1]

Post-war Usage

In late 1947, RAF Shandur was an ex-RAF station, and served as the base for the 4th Royal Tank Regiment equipped with Cromwell, Comet, and Sherman tanks. It was also equipped with American Jeeps and Chevrolet 3-ton vehicles (‘B’ vehicles). In 1951, near the airfield was Camp Shandur, where the 16th Parachute Brigade of the 3rd Battalion was stationed. Shortly afterwards, operations were moved to Moascar Garrison. [2] RAF Shandur experienced extreme weather conditions, such as snow falling in March 1950, and heavy rainfall that led to flooding in the Nissen huts. The 4th RTR remained at the base until 1950, and was the only complete tank regiments trained there, remaining in the area until 1954. Due to the increasing Suez Crisis, the remaining units were withdrawn from the base. [3]

Units

The following units based in RAF Shandur at one point.

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References

  1. ↑ "No. 70 Operational Training Unit, RAF". BirtwistleWiki. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "4th RTR Shandur 1947-52 As Remembered By Douglas R". CanalZoners. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "3 PARA AT SHANDUR CAMP NEAR FAYID, CANAL ZONE 1951". www.paradata.org. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "223 Squadron, RAF, World War II". Epibreren. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ "417 Squadron, RCAF, World War II". History of War. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943". Picryl. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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