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 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: September 29th, 2023, 11:54 pm 

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French Levant France’s kneejerk reaction to the unfolding situation in Iraq had been contempt for “les rosbifs” handling of their former mandate. But the threat of spreading of anti-imperial sentiment amongst the restive people of their own polity was too grave a danger to be taken lightly, especia...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: September 29th, 2023, 2:10 am 

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Kuwait Kuwait had developed from a Portuguese trading fort to become a bustling commercial centre at the crossroads of the Indian-Persian-European maritime trade route. With the presence of the British East India Company, and the stagnation of Basra under Ottoman rule, Kuwait flourished as an indep...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: September 28th, 2023, 6:17 am 

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Iraqi Foreign Relations The Iraqi coup had been born from indigenous Iraqi nationalism and anti-British sentiment, but had been encouraged by Italian agitation. The Italians had provided economic and military support to Iraq from its independence, support that Britain had been unwilling to provide ...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: September 27th, 2023, 7:21 am 

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HabForce On the morning of the 10th August, as the Arab Legion was taking possession of Fort Rutbah, the Habbaniya relief column departed from Haifa eastwards towards Iraq, nine days after Britain started its defence of Habbaniya. Wavell had ordered Major General George Clark, commanding the 1st Ca...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: September 25th, 2023, 7:29 am 

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No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF As the Arab Legion troops pulled back to H3 to await the arrival of the Habbaniya relief column, they made contact with the RAF’s No.2 Armoured Car Company, themselves also in advance of the British column. After having driven 1000 miles in four days, the armoured car...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: FD Aircraft 20

Sheepster
 Post subject: Re: FD Aircraft 20 Posted: September 19th, 2023, 4:16 am 

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Nord 1400 Noroit The Nord 1400 Noroit was a French military seaplane, first flying in January 1949. https://i.imgur.com/Reqc4Qj.png The first prototype was not fitted with land undercarriage, and was fitted with French Gnome-Rhône 14R engines. Two pre-production aircraft were built as the N.1401, t...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: September 12th, 2023, 2:55 am 

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Advance Of The Arab Legion Wavell’s doubts about uniting Arab opposition were made real almost immediately on his being ordered to send a relief force into Iraq. The first troop movement order of Major-General George Clark, who as the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division in Palestine was given the...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: September 8th, 2023, 5:30 am 

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Consolidating The British Position In Basra The 21st Indian Infantry Brigade were not given time to even acclimatise themselves to Iraq, and capitalising on the afternoon lull on the 6th the Anglo-Indian troops commenced offensive action to secure the whole of the Basra area. Iraqi troops had prepa...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: September 7th, 2023, 6:31 am 

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5th August 1941 On the 5th August the 21st Indian Infantry Brigade arrived by ship in Basra, to supplement the 20th Brigade who had already taken control of the docks and RAF Shaibah outside the city. Faced with the massive influx of Empire troops from before hostilities began, the local Iraqi forc...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: FD Aircraft 20

Sheepster
 Post subject: Re: FD Aircraft 20 Posted: August 24th, 2023, 2:19 am 

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Vickers Wellesley in service The Wellesley was the first medium bomber design as the RAF rebuilt prior to WWII, and although planned to be replaced by more moderrn types, was still in Middle Eastern service when Italy declared war. https://i.imgur.com/nWB2uIU.png Vickers first flew the model 246 G....
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