Royal Air Force Shallufa or more commonly RAF Shallufa (LG-215) is a former Royal Air Force station located in Suez Governorate, Egypt. From 1942 - 1944, RAF Shallufa hosted the No. 5 …

RAF Shallufa was situated quite close to Suez and Port Tewfik where King Farouk's magnificent yacht was berthed. Near the Air Force base , just a short distance across a desert strip of...

The former Royal Air Force Near East Air Force, more simply known as RAF Near East Air Force (RAF NEAF), was the Command organisation that controlled all Royal Air Force (RAF) assets …

ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, 1939-1943. Image: IWM (ME (RAF) 1331) Vickers Wellington Mark IC, T2837 'LF-E', of No. 37 Squadron …

An entry dated 15 January 1941, in the ORB of 38 Squadron, based at Shallufa in the Canal Zone, records the arrival of 6 Pilots together with 3 Navigators, 4 W/T Air Gunners, and 5 Air …

Shallufa was the most southernly of the RAF bases, a compact base with wooden billets and my home for the next 2½ years. The base had its own cinema & swimming pool, plus NAAFI and …

RAF Shallufa was the most southerly of the RAF stations in Egypt. It was used by Wellingtons of the RAF Middle East and Mediterranean 205 (Heavy Bomber) Group , including 37 Squadron …

A general view over Shallufa with a barracks building with four radio masts in the background. On the reverse 'Shallufa '46'.

RAF SHALLUFA - 1953-54. As Remembered By Derek W. Stevens . I was posted to the Canal Zone round about October of 1953 until May 1955. In all about 20 months. I was posted first to …

Mar 16, 2025 · RAF Stations: Shallufa, (1940 Dec - 1942 Jan). Shallufa, (1943 Jan - 1945 Aug). Date: 1940 Dec-1945 Aug Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public …