RAF Sheikh Othman

Royal Air Force RAF Sheikh Othman or more simply RAF Sheikh Othman, also known as Bir Fadhl Airfield, is a former Royal Air Force station located within Sheikh Othman District, Aden, Aden Governorate, Yemen.

History

RAF Sheikh Othman was established in 1936 and closed in 1950. By 1958, the former airfield's runways had become unserviceable due to prolonged inactivity.

Units

The following units were here at some point:

• Detachment from No. 8 Squadron RAF between April 1939 and July 1940 with the Bristol Blenheim I
• No. 11 Squadron RAF between 16 June and 1 December 1940 with the Blenheim I
• No. 39 Squadron RAF between 13 May and 1 December 1940 with the Blenheim I
• No. 41 Squadron RAF between 18 March and 11 August 1936 with the Hawker Demon
• No. 94 Squadron RAF between 2 May 1939 and 19 April 1941 with the Gloster Gladiator I & II
• No. 203 Squadron RAF between 15 February and 18 May 1940 with the Short Singapore III and the Blenheim I & IV
• No. 73 Operational Training Unit RAF between 20 November 1941 and 30 November 1942 with the Curtiss Mohawk and Hawker Hurricane I
• No. 3 (Middle East) Ferry Control RAF between 20 May 1942 and 1 February 1944
• No. 30 Staging Post between 9 June 1942 and 1 June 1946
• Fighter Defence Flight, Aden between 1 October 1942 and 31 January 1943 with the Hurricane I

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

External links

• Royal Navy Research Archive - map showing general location of this airfield