Royal Air Force El Bassa or more simply RAF El Bassa is a former Royal Air Force station located west of Betzet, Northern District, Israel.
RAF El Bassa | |||||||||
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| Betzet, Northern District in Israel | |||||||||
  RAF El Bassa Shown within Israel | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°04′16″N 035°07′25″E / 33.07111°N 35.12361°E | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Mediterranean and Middle East | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||
| In use | 1941 - 1948 | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 15 metres (49 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Units
editThe following squadrons were here at some point:
- Detachment from No. 6 Squadron RAF between September 1943 and February 1944 with the Hawker Hurricane IV[1]
- Detachment from No. 73 Squadron RAF between July and August 1942 with the Hurricane IIC[2]
- No. 80 Squadron RAF between 22 September and 13 October 1942 with the Hurricane IIC[3]
- No. 208 Squadron RAF between 16 November 1943 and 7 January 1944 with the Hurricane IIA/IIB, re-equipping with the Supermarine Spitfire VC[4]
- No. 260 Squadron RAF between August and October 1941 with the Hurricane I[5]
- No. 450 Squadron RAAF between 4 and 19 August 1941 with the Hurricane I[6]
- No. 451 Squadron RAAF between February and October 1942 with the Hurricane I[6]
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 26.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 47.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 49.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 69.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 80.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 92.
Bibliography
edit- Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.