RAF Sheikh Othman

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RAF Sheikh Othman
RAF Unit Sheikh Othman [1]
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Sheikh Othman District, Aden, Aden Governorate in Yemen
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RAF Sheikh Othman
Shown within Yemen
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RAF Sheikh Othman
RAF Sheikh Othman (Yemen)
Coordinates 12°52′44″N44°58′03″E / 12.87889°N 44.96750°E / 12.87889; 44.96750
Type Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Controlled by AHQ Aden
Site history
Built1936 (1936)
In use1936-1950 (1950)
Battles/wars Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

Royal Air Force RAF Sheikh Othman or more simply RAF Sheikh Othman is a former Royal Air Force station located within Sheikh Othman District, Aden, Aden Governorate, Yemen.

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The following units were here at some point:

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References

  1. ↑ "RAF Sheikh Othman". RAF WEB. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 26.
  3. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 27.
  4. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 38.
  5. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 52.
  6. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 68.
  7. ↑ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 205.
  8. ↑ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 109.
  9. ↑ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 256.
  10. ↑ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 113.
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