RAF Habbaniya

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Mandate_of_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:closed gptkb:1977
gptkbp:coordinates 33.3833° N, 43.1667° E
gptkbp:facilities gptkb:towers
hangars
runways
gptkbp:has_units gptkb:No._6_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._14_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._208_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._233_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._84_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Iraqi_invasion_of_Kuwait
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Iraq_Crisis_of_1941
gptkb:Battle_of_Habbaniya
Cold War operations
British withdrawal from Iraq
gptkbp:historical_significance first RAF base in Iraq
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Habbaniya
gptkbp:infrastructure gptkb:barracks
maintenance facilities
administrative buildings
training areas
fuel storage
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:notable_event World War II operations
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Air_Chief_Marshal_Sir_John_Salmond
gptkb:Group_Captain_Johnnie_Johnson
gptkbp:opened 1936
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:part_of British military presence in Iraq
gptkbp:replaced_by other military installations
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:logistics
training base
air defense base
gptkbp:significance strategic location in Middle East
gptkbp:type gptkb:air_base
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Iraqi_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._79_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6