RAF Heliopolis
Royal Air Force Heliopolis or more simply RAF Heliopolis is a former Royal Air Force station located to the east of Cairo City centre, Cairo Governorate, Egypt.During World War I the aerodrome was operated by the British Royal Flying Corps, housing several squadrons as well as a training wing, and then the Royal Air Force, being designated RAF Heliopolis in April 1918.[1] In the inter-war period it remained an active RAF base, housing several squadrons, including No.[1] At the end of a training regime from January to mid-March 1942 (involving the handling of Italian and German weapons, sabotage and parachutism), the French SAS company executed a surprise mock attack against the aerodrome of Heliopolis without the knowledge of the garrison and its commander.[2] The following RAF squadrons were also here at some point: After the Second World War, the site was turned into an army barracks then, turned into the Egyptian Air Force Headquarters.
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