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 Middle East Torpedo (Training) School, [1] and trained several Chinese aircrew. [2] .

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 in the Eastern Mediterranean (the Near East).

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 RAF based at Shallufa, Egypt, in flight, photographed from another aircraft of the Squadron. We have over 1.7 million object records online, and we are adding to this all the time.

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 Gunners from Ismailia, for training.

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 a Malcolm Club.

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 which was posted to the station in December 1941.

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 RAF Shallufa. This was a restricted cam in which we were confined to the camp.

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 Record(s) Closure status:...