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FLIGHT FROM
THE MIDDLE EASTA HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN
THE ARABIAN PENINSULA AND
ADJACENT TERRITORIES
1945-1972&nb...sp;By:
DAVID LEE
LONDON: First Edition 1980 Publisher/Year: LONDON, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, First Edition 1980. Binding: Original Cloth Hardcover, in DUST WRAPPER, 22x14 cm. Pages: 339 Illustrations: 35 photo illustrations, 9 Maps.
жжж Please see book CONDITION at end жжж David John Pryer Lee (1912-2004) Born in Luton in 1912, David Lee was educated at Bedford School and the RAF College, Cranwell. Posted to 35 Squadron at Bircham Newton he proceeded overseas to India joining 60 Squadron on the NW Frontier in 1933. Three years later he returned home to flying instructional duties and was posted to Bomber Command shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War. This was followed by staff duties at Air Ministry and HQ 21 Group and, after a course at the RAF Staff College, he returned to Air Ministry in 1943 becoming Deputy Director of Plans in 1944. In 1945-46 he commanded 904 Fighter Wing in Batavia, Java returning to the Staff College (Directing Staff) in 1948. Two years later, he became Deputy Director, Policy in Air Ministry before commanding RAF Scampton from 1953-55. For three years David Lee was Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee and in 1959 was appointed AOC, Air Forces Arabian Peninsula (later Air Forces Middle East).
Home from Aden as Commandant of the Staff College for three years, promotion to air marshal followed in 1965 and appointment as Air Memberfor Personnel. Promoted to airchief marshal in 1967, he became UK Military Representative to NATO the following year. He retired from the RAF in 1971.
Sir David was knighted in 1965 (KBE) and made a GBE in 1969. He was Chairman of the RAF Benevolent Fund's Grants Committee and the Executive Committee of the Nuffield Trust for the Armed Services. Married 1938 Denise Hartoch (one son, one daughter); died Swindon, Wiltshire 13 February 2004. ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ FIRST EDITION in DUST WRAPPER BRITISH PILOT ACCOUNT of the BRITISH RAF in the MIDDLE EAST IRAQ, KUWAIT, OMAN, BAHRAIN, SHARJAH, ADEN & KENYA With Many
Fascinating Photograph Illustrations This Book ... FLIGHT from the Middle East is a concise, authoritative and highly readable study of Royal Air Force Operations in the Arabian peninsula and adjacent territories from 1945 to 1972.1t examines in close detail, but always interestingly, the changes in British Military policies in the Middle East over the 27 years, and the versatility of the role of British air power in these times. These were years of gradual withdrawal accompanied by a steady reduction in the size of the armed forces, operations that had to be conducted with extreme patience and care. Air Chief Marshal Sir David Lee shows how skilfully the British managed their changing responsibilities and how they succeeded in withdrawing without loss of dignity or respect.
This book is essential reading for anyone interested in post-war British history and in Britain's relinquishing of her imperial and colonial roles. From Introduction ... WITH the development of the internal combustion engine in the early part of this century Britain, always in the forefront of technological and industrial development, became deeply interested in oil, then being discovered in large quantities throughout the Middle East. She was not slow to involve herself in many commercial undertakings for the exploitation of these oil resources in Persia, Iraq and subsequently in Kuweit and other Persian Gulf states. Pipelines across the desert to the Mediterranean coast required protection, and the stability and friendship of Transjordan and Palestine were thus of great concern. Safeguarding her oil interests consequently became an even more compelling reason for Britain to take an active interest in the Middle East than had been the protection, mainly by naval presence, of the trade route and communications to India and the Far East.
During the dying years of the 19th Century, and the first half of the present century, the extent of Britain's involvement was almost frightening – standing between Palestine and the Arab countries, guarding the Suez Canal, responsible for the defence of a host of Arab potentates, standing in treaty relations with Iraq, the Sudan and Libya, maintaining colonial possessions in Aden, Cyprus and Malta – and fulfilling countless other commitments. Even a heap of rocks with the grandiose title of the Kuria Muria Isles, located a few miles off the coast of Oman had been bequeathed to Queen Victoria, and had therefore to be defended, in theory if not in practice.
The aftermath of World War II produced yet another compelling reason for continuing to pay close attention to the stability of the Middle East. Russia had always cast covetous eyes upon the Indian Ocean area and her relations with the countries which lay in her path, namely, Turkey, Iraq and Persia were always sensitive. The discovery of oil increased the attraction, and victory in World War n enhanced Russia's opportunities for spreading Communist ideology to the countries of the Middle East. This danger was fully recognised by the Western Powers, and Britain found that, with them, she had yet another reason for maintaining a close interest in the area. The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty helped to strengthen Greece and Turkey against Russian pressure, but this did nothing to remove the danger to Iraq, Iran and Pakistan. Britain played a leading role in bringing these countries into a new alliance on the eastern flank of NATO, namely the Baghdad Pact which was signed in i 955 but renamed the Central Treaty Organisation some four years later when Iraq opted out of it. Thus participation in, and support for these two great alliances became a main pillar of Britain's strategy in the Middle East. Contents ... Chapters Introduction Setting the scene The aftermath of war Command Organisation The quiet years Mau Mau Living and working conditions Last years in Iraq Trucial Oman disputes Expansion in Aden and Kenya The Kuweit crisis of 1961 A breathing space Radfan operations Terrorism in Aden State Departure from Aden Withdrawal from the Persian Gulf Chapter In retrospect Appendices RAF Order of Battle in AHQ Persia and Iraq, AHQ East Africa and HQ British Forces, Aden in November 1945 Warning leaflet as used in the Western Aden Protectorate Units under control of HQBritish Forces, Aden in December 1951 Glossary of terms and abbreviations British Army regiments and corps mentioned in narrative Index Illustrations ... Cover: The first landing by a Beverley (using full reverse thrust) of 84 Squadron at Thumier, after the lengthening of the runway by 5004 (Airfield Construction) Squadron whose equipment is in the foreground-5 June 1964 Frontispiece: A Beverley of 84 Squadron unloading on an airstrip in the Western Aden Protectorate Tempest Markvi - an example of the type with which 324 Wing, 6, 8, 213 and 249 Squadrons were equipped Bristol Brigand - an example of the type with which 8 and 84 Squadrons were equipped Searching for the tracks of Mau Mau terrorists in the Aber-dares One of fifty guns made by a single Mau Mau terrorist Lincoln of 6i Squadron, Bomber Command, on Mau Mau operations Harvard of the type used to equip 1340 Flight Blocks of custom-built flats for Service families on the Maala Straight, Aden, 1961 New airmen's married quarters at Khormaksar Arming the 3-inch rockets of a Hunter FGA9 WRAF sergeant buying silver in Iraq Corporal Foster of the RAF Mounted Police and SACW Kendall, the WRAF Rifle Champion at Habbaniya, 1954 Armoured car of the RAF Regiment among the hills in Iraq Air Headquarters, Iraq, at Habbaniya Two airmen of the RAF Iraq Levies at Habbaniya Soldiers of the SAS Regiment talking to bedouin tribesmen in Oman A typical fort in central Oman Meteor FR9S of the Arabian Peninsula Reconnaissance Flight Sharjah control tower and fire section Ceremonial troop of the Aden Protectorate Levies and RAF Police escorting the Commander-in-Chief in Aden, 1959 Beverley of 3o Squadron over the peak of Mount Kenya Venom FB 1 of 8 Squadron with improvised sun canopy Hunter FGA9s of 208 Squadron with Mount Kilimanjaro (19, 265 feet) in the background The Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, 1961: Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Elworthy Kuweit New airfield - 125°F in the shade - no shade! 8 Squadron leaving Aden for Kuweit Shackleton of 37 Squadron patrolling off Kuweit Wessex of 78 Squadron positioning a 1o5mm howitzer on a firing point in Wadi Taym Convoy entering the Radfan on the Dhala Road near Thumier Pilot Officer I C Crawley (left) and Flight Sergeant PJ Maunder BEM of 37 (Field) Squadron, RAF Regiment, defending Thumier airfield Belvedere of 26 Squadron resupplying the Royal Marines in the Radfan View of Crater with Khormaksar in the background Revetments made from empty oil drums filled with water at Khormaksar View of Muharraq airfield during the evacuation from Aden, 1967. (Hercules, Britannias, Argosies and a Belfast) Argosies of 105 Squadron leaving Aden Maps ... Map of whole area covered by the narrative facing page Mau Mau affected areas of central Kenya Sketch map of Trucial States and central Oman Operations in Nizwa area July-August 1957 Sketch map showing details of operation to capture the Jebel Akhdar Sketch map of Western Aden Protectorate Sketch map of area around Kuweit Sketch map of area of Radfan operations Sketch map of Aden State Diagrams ... Middle East Command organisation-31 December 1946 Middle East Command organisation-3o April 1956 Middle East Command organisation-1961 Bombing areas Summary of air operations in Oman—August 1957—February 1959 AFME effort during Radfan operations-3o April-3o June 1964 Condition ...Dust wrapper edges worn at corners with small loss, library copy with stamps and stickers inside cover, otherwise book in good condition. Payment: Accept payment by: PayPal at NO extra cost. 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FLIGHT FROM
THE MIDDLE EASTA HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN
THE ARABIAN PENINSULA AND
ADJACENT TERRITORIES
1945-1972&nb...sp;By:
DAVID LEE
LONDON: First Edition 1980 Publisher/Year: LONDON, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, First Edition 1980. Binding: Original Cloth Hardcover, in DUST WRAPPER, 22x14 cm. Pages: 339 Illustrations: 35 photo illustrations, 9 Maps.
жжж Please see book CONDITION at end жжж David John Pryer Lee (1912-2004) Born in Luton in 1912, David Lee was educated at Bedford School and the RAF College, Cranwell. Posted to 35 Squadron at Bircham Newton he proceeded overseas to India joining 60 Squadron on the NW Frontier in 1933. Three years later he returned home to flying instructional duties and was posted to Bomber Command shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War. This was followed by staff duties at Air Ministry and HQ 21 Group and, after a course at the RAF Staff College, he returned to Air Ministry in 1943 becoming Deputy Director of Plans in 1944. In 1945-46 he commanded 904 Fighter Wing in Batavia, Java returning to the Staff College (Directing Staff) in 1948. Two years later, he became Deputy Director, Policy in Air Ministry before commanding RAF Scampton from 1953-55. For three years David Lee was Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee and in 1959 was appointed AOC, Air Forces Arabian Peninsula (later Air Forces Middle East).
Home from Aden as Commandant of the Staff College for three years, promotion to air marshal followed in 1965 and appointment as Air Memberfor Personnel. Promoted to airchief marshal in 1967, he became UK Military Representative to NATO the following year. He retired from the RAF in 1971.
Sir David was knighted in 1965 (KBE) and made a GBE in 1969. He was Chairman of the RAF Benevolent Fund's Grants Committee and the Executive Committee of the Nuffield Trust for the Armed Services. Married 1938 Denise Hartoch (one son, one daughter); died Swindon, Wiltshire 13 February 2004. ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ FIRST EDITION in DUST WRAPPER BRITISH PILOT ACCOUNT of the BRITISH RAF in the MIDDLE EAST IRAQ, KUWAIT, OMAN, BAHRAIN, SHARJAH, ADEN & KENYA With Many
Fascinating Photograph Illustrations This Book ... FLIGHT from the Middle East is a concise, authoritative and highly readable study of Royal Air Force Operations in the Arabian peninsula and adjacent territories from 1945 to 1972.1t examines in close detail, but always interestingly, the changes in British Military policies in the Middle East over the 27 years, and the versatility of the role of British air power in these times. These were years of gradual withdrawal accompanied by a steady reduction in the size of the armed forces, operations that had to be conducted with extreme patience and care. Air Chief Marshal Sir David Lee shows how skilfully the British managed their changing responsibilities and how they succeeded in withdrawing without loss of dignity or respect.
This book is essential reading for anyone interested in post-war British history and in Britain's relinquishing of her imperial and colonial roles. From Introduction ... WITH the development of the internal combustion engine in the early part of this century Britain, always in the forefront of technological and industrial development, became deeply interested in oil, then being discovered in large quantities throughout the Middle East. She was not slow to involve herself in many commercial undertakings for the exploitation of these oil resources in Persia, Iraq and subsequently in Kuweit and other Persian Gulf states. Pipelines across the desert to the Mediterranean coast required protection, and the stability and friendship of Transjordan and Palestine were thus of great concern. Safeguarding her oil interests consequently became an even more compelling reason for Britain to take an active interest in the Middle East than had been the protection, mainly by naval presence, of the trade route and communications to India and the Far East.
During the dying years of the 19th Century, and the first half of the present century, the extent of Britain's involvement was almost frightening – standing between Palestine and the Arab countries, guarding the Suez Canal, responsible for the defence of a host of Arab potentates, standing in treaty relations with Iraq, the Sudan and Libya, maintaining colonial possessions in Aden, Cyprus and Malta – and fulfilling countless other commitments. Even a heap of rocks with the grandiose title of the Kuria Muria Isles, located a few miles off the coast of Oman had been bequeathed to Queen Victoria, and had therefore to be defended, in theory if not in practice.
The aftermath of World War II produced yet another compelling reason for continuing to pay close attention to the stability of the Middle East. Russia had always cast covetous eyes upon the Indian Ocean area and her relations with the countries which lay in her path, namely, Turkey, Iraq and Persia were always sensitive. The discovery of oil increased the attraction, and victory in World War n enhanced Russia's opportunities for spreading Communist ideology to the countries of the Middle East. This danger was fully recognised by the Western Powers, and Britain found that, with them, she had yet another reason for maintaining a close interest in the area. The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty helped to strengthen Greece and Turkey against Russian pressure, but this did nothing to remove the danger to Iraq, Iran and Pakistan. Britain played a leading role in bringing these countries into a new alliance on the eastern flank of NATO, namely the Baghdad Pact which was signed in i 955 but renamed the Central Treaty Organisation some four years later when Iraq opted out of it. Thus participation in, and support for these two great alliances became a main pillar of Britain's strategy in the Middle East. Contents ... Chapters Introduction Setting the scene The aftermath of war Command Organisation The quiet years Mau Mau Living and working conditions Last years in Iraq Trucial Oman disputes Expansion in Aden and Kenya The Kuweit crisis of 1961 A breathing space Radfan operations Terrorism in Aden State Departure from Aden Withdrawal from the Persian Gulf Chapter In retrospect Appendices RAF Order of Battle in AHQ Persia and Iraq, AHQ East Africa and HQ British Forces, Aden in November 1945 Warning leaflet as used in the Western Aden Protectorate Units under control of HQBritish Forces, Aden in December 1951 Glossary of terms and abbreviations British Army regiments and corps mentioned in narrative Index Illustrations ... Cover: The first landing by a Beverley (using full reverse thrust) of 84 Squadron at Thumier, after the lengthening of the runway by 5004 (Airfield Construction) Squadron whose equipment is in the foreground-5 June 1964 Frontispiece: A Beverley of 84 Squadron unloading on an airstrip in the Western Aden Protectorate Tempest Markvi - an example of the type with which 324 Wing, 6, 8, 213 and 249 Squadrons were equipped Bristol Brigand - an example of the type with which 8 and 84 Squadrons were equipped Searching for the tracks of Mau Mau terrorists in the Aber-dares One of fifty guns made by a single Mau Mau terrorist Lincoln of 6i Squadron, Bomber Command, on Mau Mau operations Harvard of the type used to equip 1340 Flight Blocks of custom-built flats for Service families on the Maala Straight, Aden, 1961 New airmen's married quarters at Khormaksar Arming the 3-inch rockets of a Hunter FGA9 WRAF sergeant buying silver in Iraq Corporal Foster of the RAF Mounted Police and SACW Kendall, the WRAF Rifle Champion at Habbaniya, 1954 Armoured car of the RAF Regiment among the hills in Iraq Air Headquarters, Iraq, at Habbaniya Two airmen of the RAF Iraq Levies at Habbaniya Soldiers of the SAS Regiment talking to bedouin tribesmen in Oman A typical fort in central Oman Meteor FR9S of the Arabian Peninsula Reconnaissance Flight Sharjah control tower and fire section Ceremonial troop of the Aden Protectorate Levies and RAF Police escorting the Commander-in-Chief in Aden, 1959 Beverley of 3o Squadron over the peak of Mount Kenya Venom FB 1 of 8 Squadron with improvised sun canopy Hunter FGA9s of 208 Squadron with Mount Kilimanjaro (19, 265 feet) in the background The Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, 1961: Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Elworthy Kuweit New airfield - 125°F in the shade - no shade! 8 Squadron leaving Aden for Kuweit Shackleton of 37 Squadron patrolling off Kuweit Wessex of 78 Squadron positioning a 1o5mm howitzer on a firing point in Wadi Taym Convoy entering the Radfan on the Dhala Road near Thumier Pilot Officer I C Crawley (left) and Flight Sergeant PJ Maunder BEM of 37 (Field) Squadron, RAF Regiment, defending Thumier airfield Belvedere of 26 Squadron resupplying the Royal Marines in the Radfan View of Crater with Khormaksar in the background Revetments made from empty oil drums filled with water at Khormaksar View of Muharraq airfield during the evacuation from Aden, 1967. (Hercules, Britannias, Argosies and a Belfast) Argosies of 105 Squadron leaving Aden Maps ... Map of whole area covered by the narrative facing page Mau Mau affected areas of central Kenya Sketch map of Trucial States and central Oman Operations in Nizwa area July-August 1957 Sketch map showing details of operation to capture the Jebel Akhdar Sketch map of Western Aden Protectorate Sketch map of area around Kuweit Sketch map of area of Radfan operations Sketch map of Aden State Diagrams ... Middle East Command organisation-31 December 1946 Middle East Command organisation-3o April 1956 Middle East Command organisation-1961 Bombing areas Summary of air operations in Oman—August 1957—February 1959 AFME effort during Radfan operations-3o April-3o June 1964 Condition ...Dust wrapper edges worn at corners with small loss, library copy with stamps and stickers inside cover, otherwise book in good condition. Payment: Accept payment by: PayPal at NO extra cost. Cheque in Pound Sterling no extra charge.
Shipment: Buyer pays postage and packaging at cost. Please inquire for details. All our shipments will have Post Office Certificates of Posting at NO extra cost. [It is only a proof of shipment]. Insurance is £4.50 extra on top of Postage and Package cost. Essential for Middle East, Eastern Europe & some other countries, please acquire before bidding.
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