Sinai-Suez 1956: Air Order of Battle for all Participants

v.1.0 December 23, 2001

 

Tom Cooper

 

Mr. Cooper’s website is at http://www.webruler.com/aircombat 

 

 

Sinai-Campaign and the Suez Crisis, 1956

Unit

Aircraft

Base

Remarks

Egypt

 

 

 

EAF

 

 

 

East Air Defence Zone

 

Ismailia

 

5. Sqn

Meteor F.4/F.8

Fayid

12

20. Sqn

MiG-15

Kabrit

15

30. Sqn

MiG-15

Abu Sueir

31. Sqn

Vampire FB.52

Kasfareet

18

40. Sqn

Vampire FB.52

Fayid

10

FTU 

Meteor F.4/F.8

Fayid

14 

MiG OTU

MiG-15UTI

Kabrit

6 - 12

Il-28 OTU

Il-28

Luxor

20

 

 

 

 

Central Air Defence Zone

 

Almaza

 

1. Sqn

MiG-15, MiG-17

Almaza

15 and 6

2. Sqn

Vampire FB.52

Kairo West

15

3. Sqn

C-47

Almaza

20 Transporter

4. Sqn

Beechcraft and others

Dekhlia

unknown

7. Sqn

C-46

Almaza

20 Transporter

8. Sqn

Il-28

Inchas

12 Bomber

9. Sqn

Il-28

Inchas

17 Bomber

10. Sqn

Meteor NF.13

Almaza

5

11. Sqn

Il-14

Almaza

20 Transporter

 

 

 

 

Israel

 

 

 

Chel Ha’Avir

 

 

 

69. Sqn (Reserve)

B-17

Ramat David

2

105. Sqn

Mustang

13

110. Sqn (Reserve)

Mosquito FB.6/T.33

13

119. Sqn

Meteor NF.13

in training

199. Sqn

Mystére

18 French Fighters

201. Sqn

Mystére

12 French Fighters

 

 

 

 

147. Sqn (Reserve)

Kaydet

Ramleh

Training unit

 

 

 

 

200. Sqn

F-84F

Lod

18 French Fighters

 

 

 

 

103. Sqn

Noratlas, Dakota

Tel Nov

19

115. Sqn

Meteor T.7, Mosquito PR.16

5

116. Sqn

Mustang

16

117. Sqn

Meteor F.8/FR.9

11 

 

 

 

 

101. Sqn

Mystére

Hatzor

16

113. Sqn

Ouragan

22

 

 

 

 

100. Sqn

Piper Cub

Beersheba, Eilat 

15

 

 

 

 

140. Sqn

Harvard

Beersheba

17

 

 

 

 

UK

 

 

 

RAF, Cyprus

 

 

September/October 1956

6. Sqn

Venom FB.4 (16)

Akrotiri

 

8. Sqn

Venom FB.4 (16)

 

249. Sqn

Venom FB.4 (15)

 

1. Sqn

Hunter F.5  (12)

 

34. Sqn

Hunter F.5 (12)

 

13. Sqn

Canberra PR.7 (7)

 

39. Sqn

Meteor NF.13 (8)

 

 

 

 

 

10. Sqn

Canberra B.2 (8)

Nicosia

 

15. Sqn

Canberra B.2 (8)

 

18. Sqn

Canberra B.2 (8)

 

27. Sqn

Canberra B.2 (8)

 

44. Sqn

Canberra B.2 (8)

 

61. Sqn

Canberra B.2 (10)

 

139. Sqn

Canberra B.6 (12)

 

 

 

 

 

30. Sqn

Valetta C.1

Tymbou

30, 84 and 114 Sqns

84. Sqn

Valetta C.1

had a total of 20

114. Sqn

Valetta C.1

transports

70. Sqn

Hastings C.1/C.2

70, 99 and 511 Sqns

99. Sqn

Hastings C.1/C.2

had a total of 14

511. Sqn

Hastings C.1/C.2

transports

 

 

 

 

138. Sqn

Valiant B.1 (8)

Luqa/Hal Far

 

148. Sqn

Valiant B.1 (5)

 

207. Sqn

Valiant B.1 (6)

 

214. Sqn

Valiant B.1 (5)

 

9. Sqn

Canberra B.6 (7)

 

12. Sqn

Canberra B.6 (7)

 

101. Sqn

Canberra B.6 (8)

 

109. Sqn

Canberra B.6 (7)

 

37. Sqn

Shackleton MR.2

 

38. Sqn

Shackleton MR: 2

 

 

 

 

 

FAA

 

 

 

830. NAS

Wyvren S.4

HMS Eagle (J)

 

892. NAS

Sea Venom FAW.21

 

893. NAS

Sea Venom FAW.21

 

897. NAS

Sea Hawk FGA.6

 

899. NAS

Sea Hawk FGA.6

 

849. NAS A.Flt.

Skyraider AEW.1

 

SAR Flt.

Whirlwind HAR.3

 

 

 

 

 

800. NAS

Sea Hawk FGA.4

HMS Albion (Z)

 

802. NAS

Sea Hawk FB.3

 

809. NAS

Sea Venom FAW.21

 

849. NAS C. Flt.

Skyraider AEW.1

 

SAR Flt.

Whirlwind HAR.3

 

 

 

 

 

804. NAS

Sea Hawk FGA.6

HMS Bulwark (B)

 

810. NAS

Sea Hawk FGA.4

 

895. NAS

Sea Hawk FB.3

 

Ships Flt.

Avenger AS.5

 

SAR Flt.

Dragonfly HR.3

 

 

 

 

 

845. NAS

Whirlwind HAS.22

HMS Theseus

 

 

 

 

 

JHU

Whirlwind HAR.2

Sycamore HC.14

HMS Ocean

 

 

 

 

 

Frankreich

 

 

 

AA

 

 

September/October 1956

EC 1/3 Navarre

F-84F (18)

Akrotiri

 

EC 3/3 Ardennes

F-84F (18)

 

ER 4/33 (temporär)

RF-84F (10)

 

EC 2/3 Champagne

F-84F (6)

from 31/10/56

ER 2/33 Savoie

RF-84F (5)

from 31/10/56

 

 

 

 

ET 1/61 Touraine

Noratlas

Tymbou

these four units had a total

ET 3/61 Poitou

Noratlas

of 40 Noratlas and 5

ET 1/62 Algérie

Noratlas

Dakotas

Et 2/62 Sénégal

Noratlas

 

 

 

 

 

Aéronavalé

 

 

 

14F

F-4U-7 Corsair

Aromanches

 

15F

F-4U-7 Corsair

 

23S

HUP-2 Pedro

 

 

 

 

 

9F

TBM-3 Avenger

La Fayette

 

23S

HUP-2 Pedro