Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Royal Air Force Mombasa
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1948
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Single Item
Subject Category
Public Access Text
In January 1943, Air H.Q. East Africa became a sub-command of the RAF Middle East Command, itself a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command.
No. 265 Squadron RAF was based at Mombasa from 1943-1945. From 1947-1950 the Royal Air Force Maintenance Unit (No. 396 MU) was based in Mombasa.
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Last Update
18 Nov 2022
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