Bilbays Air Base
Bilbays Air Base is an Egyptian Air Force airbase located near Bilbeis, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. It was formerly RAF Bilbeis, a Royal Air Force station operational during the Second World War.
The air base is home to the Egyptian Air Academy that operates No. 3 & 5 Squadrons which flies the Grob G 115EG as part of 101 Air Brigade, along with No. 28 and 29 Squadrons which flies the Hongdu K-8E as part of the 201 Air Wing and No. 54 Squadron which flies the Aérospatiale SA342L Gazelle as part of 301 Air Wing.
- Former RAF units
- Detachment from No. 31 Squadron RAF between September 1941 and February 1942 with the Douglas DC-2
- No. 117 Squadron RAF between 3 November 1941 and 5 July 1943 with the de Havilland DH.86 Express, Lockheed Hudson VI, Lockheed Lodestar and the Douglas DC-3
- No. 162 Squadron RAF between January 1942 and 4 April 1943 with the Vickers Wellington IC, Bristol Blenheim IV & V
- No. 267 Squadron RAF between 18 August 1942 and 9 January 1943 with the Lodestar, Messerschmitt Bf 109F, Hudson IV & VI and the DC-3
See also
References
- ^ "Egypt - Air Force - Bilbays / Belbes". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 35.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 81.
- 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.