Helwan Airfield

Helwan Airfield
Helwan Martial Airfield
RAF Helwan
Helwan Airfield; Helwan Martial Airfield; RAF Helwan
Arabic: مطار حلوان
Helwan, Cairo Governorate in Egypt
	Helwan Airfield Shown within Egypt
Coordinates	29°49′18″N 31°19′49″E / 29.82167°N 31.33028°E
Type	Airfield
Site information
Operator	Egyptian Air Force
Site history
Built	1919
In use	1919 - present
Airfield information
Elevation	41 metres (135 ft) AMSL
Runways
03L/21R	2,902 metres (9,521 ft) Asphalt
03R/21L	3,006 metres (9,862 ft) Asphalt

Helwan Airfield is a Aerodrome located near Helwan, Cairo Governorate, Egypt. It was formerly RAF Helwan, a Royal Air Force station operational up to and during World War II.

History

The following RAF squadrons were here at some point:

No. 6 Squadron RAF between 13 and 22 January 1942 with the Gloster Gladiator I & II, Westland Lysander I & II, Hawker Hurricane I and Bristol Blenheim IV^[1]
No. 8 Squadron RAF between 18 October and 11 December 1920 with the Airco DH.9A^[1]
No. 11 Squadron RAF between 1 December 1940 and 28 January 1941 with the Blenheim I & IV^[2]
Detachment from No. 18 Squadron RAF between January and March 1942 wit the Blenheim IV^[3]
No. 29 Squadron RAF between 20 July and 6 August 1936 with the Fairey Gordon^[4]
Detachment from No. 30 Squadron RAF between June and November 1940 with the Blenheim IF^[5]
No. 33 Squadron RAF initially between 24 April and 25 May 1939 with the Gladiator I, then between 25 June and 22 September 1940 with the Gladiator II and Hurricane I^[6]
No. 39 Squadron RAF between 1 December 1940 and 23 January 1941 with the Blenheim I^[7]
No. 45 Squadron RAF initially between 1 April and 11 July 1921 with the DH.9A, then between 21 October 1927 and 3 January 1939 with the Fairey IIIF, Hawker Hart, Vickers Vincent, Gordon, Vickers Wellesley.^[8]
No. 47 Squadron RAF between 1 February and 1920 and 21 October 1927 with the DH.9A^[8]
No. 55 Squadron RAF initially between 3 June and 1 July 1941 with the Blenheim V then between 22 March and 3 April 1942 with the Blenheim IV^[9]
No. 70 Squadron RAF between 30 August 1939 and 11 June 1940 with the Vickers Valentia^[10]
No. 74 Squadron RAF between 21 June and 8 July 1942 with the Supermarine Spitfire VB^[11]
No. 80 Squadron RAF between 16 January and 15 July 1939 with the Gladiator I^[12]
No. 112 Squadron RAF between 26 May 1939 and 19 July 1940 with the Gladiator I & II^[13]
No. 113 Squadron RAF between 23 and 30 December 1941 with the Blenheim IV^[13]
No. 134 Squadron RAF between 9 June and 6 July 1942 without any aircraft^[14]
Detachment from No. 142 Squadron RAF between October 1935 and August 1936^[15]
No. 145 Squadron RAF between 30 April and 25 May 1942 with the Spitfire VB^[15]
No. 206 Squadron RAF between 27 June 1919 and 1 February 1920 wit the DH.9^[16]
Detachment from No. 208 Squadron RAF between April 1936 and September 1938 with the Hawker Audax^[16]
No. 211 Squadron RAF between 12 May 1938 and 31 January 1939 with the Hawker Hind^[17]
No. 318 "City of Gdańsk" Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron RAF between 23 and 24 April 1944 with the Spitfire VB^[18]
No. 601 (County of London) Squadron AAF between 11 and 22 August 1942 with the Spitfire VC^[19]

References

^ ^a ^b Jefford 1988, p. 26.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 27.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 30.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 34.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 35.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 36.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 38.
^ ^a ^b Jefford 1988, p. 40.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 42.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 46.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 47.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 49.
^ ^a ^b Jefford 1988, p. 56.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 60.
^ ^a ^b Jefford 1988, p. 61.
^ ^a ^b Jefford 1988, p. 69.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 70.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 86.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 98.

Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198826-1] Jefford 1988, p. 26.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198827-2] Jefford 1988, p. 27.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198830-3] Jefford 1988, p. 30.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198834-4] Jefford 1988, p. 34.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198835-5] Jefford 1988, p. 35.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198836-6] Jefford 1988, p. 36.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198838-7] Jefford 1988, p. 38.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198840-8] Jefford 1988, p. 40.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198842-9] Jefford 1988, p. 42.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198846-10] Jefford 1988, p. 46.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198847-11] Jefford 1988, p. 47.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198849-12] Jefford 1988, p. 49.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198856-13] Jefford 1988, p. 56.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198860-14] Jefford 1988, p. 60.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198861-15] Jefford 1988, p. 61.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198869-16] Jefford 1988, p. 69.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198870-17] Jefford 1988, p. 70.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198886-18] Jefford 1988, p. 86.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198898-19] Jefford 1988, p. 98.

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