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🔗 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 — @rogerj at Habbaniyah Airport, Iraq Reply
"From someone who also was posted to Iraq, Shaibah in '54", I remember that train trip well, at one time it was so slow that a couple of us stepped off and walked awhile and climbed back on board. Many,many moons ago!!!
🔗 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 — Anonymous Flyer at Habbaniyah Airport, Iraq Reply
When i was posted to Iraq in 1954 I was in the tented transit camp at Habbaniya for two weeks before travelling by train down to RAF Shaibah
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re: An Ex RAF base, Was MEAF HQ in 1950's
🔗 Sun, 19 Dec 2010
— @rogerj at Habbaniyah Airport, Iraq Reply
"From someone who also was posted to Iraq, Shaibah in '54", I remember that train trip well, at one time it was so slow that a couple of us stepped off and walked awhile and climbed back on board. Many,many moons ago!!!
An Ex RAF base, Was MEAF HQ in 1950's
🔗 Sun, 11 Apr 2010
— Anonymous Flyer at Habbaniyah Airport, Iraq Reply
When i was posted to Iraq in 1954 I was in the tented transit camp at Habbaniya for two weeks before travelling by train down to RAF Shaibah