• Source: RAF Shandur

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




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.




= Post-war Usage

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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. 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 Due to the increasing Suez Crisis, the remaining units were withdrawn from the base.




Units


The following units based in RAF Shandur at one point.

No. 223 Squadron RAF, May 1941 - January 1942, equipped with Marylands.
No. 417 Squadron RCAF, reformed at Shandur on 5 September 1942
No. 70 Operating Training Unit, May 1943 - January 1945, equiped with Marauders and then Bristol Blenheims.
No. 6 Squadron RAF, equipped with Hawker Hurricanes
No. 108 Squadron RAF, reformed at Shandur on 15 March 1943
No. 178 Squadron RAF, formed at Shandur on 15 January 1943




References

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• RAF Shandur
• Vickers 40 mm Class S gun
• List of Martin B-26 Marauder operators
• List of former Royal Air Force stations
• No. 108 Squadron RAF
• No. 178 Squadron RAF
• List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
• Hawker Hurricane variants
• Gun pod
• List of North African airfields during World War II