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Royal Air Force, Number 8 Squadron Photograph, Dated 1928 of its Deployment to the Unrest In Aden. - MISC 832 In February 1927, in response to unrest in Aden, No. 8 Squadron was deployed to RAF Khormaksar, where it continued in the air policing role. The squadron replaced the elderly DH.9A with new Fairey IIIF light bombers from January 1928. The squadron flew operations against Zaidi in February 1928 and against the Subaihi tribe, who were refusing to pay taxes and revolting, from January to March 1929. Operations against the Subaihi involved destroying crops with incendiary bombs and bombing villages after giving warning so they could be evacuated. This pressure eventually forced the Subaihi to sue for peace, with the rebel chiefs paying fines. More peaceful operation carried out by the squadron included survey flights, casualty evacuation and carrying mail, while the squadron carried out a long-distance return trip from Aden to Cairo and back in 1932. This is an original official photograph showing number 8 Squadron in tropical uniform lined up in 4 rows in front of one of their light bombers when deployed in Aden in 1928. The photograph has an old label stuck to the back ‘No8 (R) SQN Aden 1928’. The photograph measures 15 x 5 ½ inches in a cream mount. The photograph is mounted in a wooden frame which measures 17 ¼ x 8 inches. The price for this scarce period photograph mounted in a frame includes U.K. delivery. MISC 832 £95.00
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