Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF

Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF

The Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF was a military unit of the Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) which played a role in the defense of RAF Habbaniya during World War II.

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Creation

On 22 December 1921, "Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF" was formed at Heliopolis in the Kingdom of Egypt.

Composition and organization

During the Anglo-Iraqi War, the Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF was composed of eighteen Rolls Royce armoured cars[1] and several Morris tenders. These vehicles were among the last of a consignment of ex-Royal Naval Armoured Car Division armoured cars that had been serving in the Middle East since 1915.[2] In addition to the Rolls Royce armoured cars, the company had two ancient tanks, named "Walrus" and "Seal."[3]

The company was organized into a Headquarters and three sections. Each section had six armoured cars and two wireless tenders.

Renaming

On 25 February 1947, this unit was re-named Number 1 (Armoured Car) Squadron RAF Regiment.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Lyman, Iraq 1941, pg. 23
  2. ^ Lyman, Iraq 1941, pg. 40
  3. ^ Lyman, Iraq 1941, pg. 23

References

  • Lyman, Robert (2006). Iraq 1941: The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad. Campaign. Oxford, New York: Osprey Publishing. pp. 96. ISBN 10: 1-84176-991-6. 

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