My father kept copies of the daily intelligence bulletins that were issued to RAF Habbaniya during the battle of Iraq in May 1941. Most of the copies are marked ‘Officers Mess’, so presumably my father sequestered them – or possibly he was given them in order to write the semi-official history of ‘C’ Squadron (of No. 4 FTS) during the battle of Habbaniya, which he co-authored with Allan Haig.
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 1 – 4 May 1941
No 1 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 2 – 5 May 1941
No 2 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 3 – 7 May 1941
No 3 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 4 – 8 May 1941
No 4 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 5 – 9 May 1941
No 5 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 6 – 10 May 1941
No 6 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 7 – 11 May 1941
No 7 – continued
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RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 8 – 12 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 9 – 13 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 10 – 14 May 1941
No 10 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 11 – 15 May 1941
No 11 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 12 – 16 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 13 – 17 May 1941
No 13 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 14 – 18 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 15 – 19 May 1941
No 15 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 16 – 20 May 1941
No 16 – continued
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 17 – 21 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 18 – 22 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 19 – 23 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 20 – 24 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 21 – 25 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 22 – 26 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 23 – 27 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 24 – 28 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 25 – 29 May 1941
RAF Habbaniya Daily Bulletin No 26 – 30 May 1941
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