RAF Gaza

RAF Gaza
Gaza Governorate in Palestine
Previously Mandatory Palestine
Imperial Airways sign, Gaza, ca. 1935
RAF Gaza is located in State of Palestine
RAF Gaza
RAF Gaza
Shown within the State of Palestine
Coordinates31°28′41″N 34°29′40″E / 31.47806°N 34.49444°E / 31.47806; 34.49444
TypeRoyal Air Force station
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Site history
Built1917 (1917)
In use1917 - 1946 (1946)
Battles/warsMediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

Royal Air Force Gaza or more simply RAF Gaza is a former Royal Air Force station on the southwest coast of Mandatory Palestine, in the modern day Gaza Governorate in Palestine.[1]

  1. ^ "RAF – Stations (G)". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation.