page_title: RAF Aboukir
hierarchical_section_title: RAF Aboukir
caption_attribution_description: English: Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Short Sunderland Mark I, N9029 &amp;#145;V&amp;#146;, of No. 230 Squadron RAF, flying over the RAF Aboukir, Egypt, after taking off from Aboukir Bay.
context_page_description: Royal Air Force Aboukir or more simply RAF Aboukir is a former Royal Air Force base located 6.6 miles northwest of Kafr El-Dawar and 7.2 miles east of Alexandria, Egypt. Between 1916 and 1947 a number of units and squadrons were based there, including the central depot for RAF Middle East until 12 November 1939.
context_section_description: Royal Air Force Aboukir or more simply RAF Aboukir is a former Royal Air Force base located 6.6 miles (10.6 km) northwest of Kafr El-Dawar and 7.2 miles (11.6 km) east of Alexandria, Egypt. Between 1916 and 1947 a number of units and squadrons were based there, including the central depot for RAF Middle East until 12 November 1939.
caption: A Short Sunderland flying over the RAF Aboukir after taking off from Aboukir Bay
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