May 1941 - The Iraq Mission - Aircraft of World War II

Mike Murphy · 07-03-2006, 10:04 PM

Hello to all - this is my first post.

I've been collecting photos of Luftwaffe, Iraqi, British and Italian aircraft that were involved in the May, 1941 uprising of Iraq against the British. The German and Italian aircraft photos are of particular interest because they carrried Iraqi markings rather than German or Italian.

I would appreciate any additional photos of aircraft from this short, but interesting episode of the war.

Iraqi Savoia Marchetti SM 79B

Iraqi Gladiators

Iraqi Northrup A8-4

Iraqi Hawker Nisr

Iraqi DH 60M Moth

Iraqi DH 84 Dragon

Iraqi DH 80 Puss Moth

Iraqi Hawker Audax

Iraqi Breda Ba 65

Luftwaffe Ju 52

Luftwaffe ZG 76 Bf 110s

ZG 76 pilot Martin Drewes and his radio operator.

RAF Gladiator pilot Sqt Bill Dunwoodie - shot down an ZG 76 Bf 110

ZG 76 Bf 110 captured by the British and restored. Named "Belle of Berlin".

Luftwaffe Ju 90B

Luftwaffe ZG 4 He 111

Italian SM 81 crash landed on Rhodes

Italian CR 42 ---- only known photo shows a portion of the fuselage.

RAF --- Habbaniya

Vickers Valencia

Bristol Bombay

Bristol Blenheim IV

Bristol Blenheim IV being guarded by Arabian militia

Airspeed Oxford light bomber

RAF Gloster Gladiator

Gloster Gladiator N2287 GO-E

RAF DC-2 Troop Transport from Eqypt at Habbaniya

Tomahawk of 240 Squadron.

Your help will be appreciated.

Mike

syscom3 · 07-04-2006, 12:07 AM

Was this the Basra uprising in 1941?

Gnomey · 07-04-2006, 06:11 AM

The British landed troops in Basra to quell the uprising. Here is a website on it: The Iraq coup of Raschid Ali in 1941, the Mufti Husseini and the Farhud (Farhoud)

Interesting pics Mike!

Mike Murphy · 12-16-2006, 05:09 PM

Good Afternoon Gents -

AeroFan nr 96 includes an article on Italian Aircraft used during the Iraq Mission or 'squadriglia speciale Iraq' as it was called. I typically purchase AeroFan through Lela Presse which is located at: Avions Bateaux | Le Site des EDITIONS LELA PRESSE, Spécialistes de l'Histoire de l'Aviation et de la Marine. Excellent service, orders always complete and shipped quickly. Several of the following photos are from the AeroFan article or were sent to me from unknown sources by friends.

A very rare photo of an Italian CR 42 in Iraqi markings. The CR 42s in Iraq were Regia Aeronautica with Italian pilots; but Iraqi markings as with the Luftwaffe aircraft that participated.

A skewed, close up photo of a CR 42 fuselage, showing the Iraqi insignia application.

SM 79Bs were purchased by the Iraqis prior to WWII. The Italians sold the aircraft, armament, bombs and additional engines to the Iraqis. Orders for the Breda 65 were also placed.

Interesting photo of a crash landed SM 81 on Rhodes. The Italians used SM 79s and SM81s as escorts to CR 42s flying to / from Iraq. The SMs provided radio and navigational aide during the flight.

I would certainly appreciate contributions from any Board member.

Mike

syscom3 · 12-16-2006, 06:02 PM

Those bombers have to be among the ugliest planes of all time.

Gnomey · 12-16-2006, 06:07 PM

They are not that bad, the French bombers are an awful lot worse.

Mike Murphy · 01-15-2007, 04:55 PM

The following Email is from Sandro Dinarte announcing publication of a new book on Sonderkommando Junck in 2008. As Sandro indicates, he is a personal friend of Major Martin Drewes and promises a number of new photos will be published from Major Drewes personal collection.

Mike

**********************************************

Hello Mike,

I am a great friend of Major Martin Drewes (the last Sonderkommando Junck suvivor!).

He have a fantastic photo collection with divers unplublished images of the Irak and Syrian Missions!!

I am a publisher (Adler Editora) and aviation artist.
The book "Sonderkommando Junck - 4./ZG 76 Haifisch Guppe - Mission in Iraq and Syria" - adler books launch in 2008.

Thanks for contact,

Sandro Dinarte
Adler Editor

*************************************************

the lancaster kicks ass · 01-17-2007, 01:15 PM

so're some of your pictures being used in the book or are you involved in the book in any way?...........

Mike Murphy · 01-17-2007, 08:39 PM

The photos I've posted are from various publications; I don't own the original photos. I've provided scans and reference citations to the author of the new book. Surprising sometimes what gets missed during a literature review for a new book.

CharlesBronson · 01-17-2007, 09:54 PM

Beautiful gallery Mike.

the lancaster kicks ass · 01-20-2007, 04:49 AM

what aircraft's that?

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 01-20-2007, 08:44 AM

Are you talking about the one in Charles Bronsons post?

If so that is a Junkers Ju-90.

Mike Murphy · 01-20-2007, 02:02 PM

Charles -

Glad you like these photos.......I can only imagine what we'll see when the new book on Sonderkommando Junck comes out with Major Drewes personal photos.....

Mike

the lancaster kicks ass · 01-21-2007, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet

Are you talking about the one in Charles Bronsons post?

If so that is a Junkers Ju-90.

that's the one thanks, so everyone knows about the -290 what happened with the -190?

Fafnir_6 · 04-14-2007, 03:14 AM

8-190 was the Fw190 by Focke-Wulf.

Fafnir_6

07-03-2006, 10:04 PM	#1
Mike Murphy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cedar Park, Texas - a suburb of Austin Posts: 25	May 1941 - The Iraq Mission Hello to all - this is my first post. I've been collecting photos of Luftwaffe, Iraqi, British and Italian aircraft that were involved in the May, 1941 uprising of Iraq against the British. The German and Italian aircraft photos are of particular interest because they carrried Iraqi markings rather than German or Italian. I would appreciate any additional photos of aircraft from this short, but interesting episode of the war. Iraqi Savoia Marchetti SM 79B Iraqi Gladiators Iraqi Northrup A8-4 Iraqi Hawker Nisr Iraqi DH 60M Moth Iraqi DH 84 Dragon Iraqi DH 80 Puss Moth Iraqi Hawker Audax Iraqi Breda Ba 65 Luftwaffe Ju 52 Luftwaffe ZG 76 Bf 110s ZG 76 pilot Martin Drewes and his radio operator. RAF Gladiator pilot Sqt Bill Dunwoodie - shot down an ZG 76 Bf 110 ZG 76 Bf 110 captured by the British and restored. Named "Belle of Berlin". Luftwaffe Ju 90B Luftwaffe ZG 4 He 111 Italian SM 81 crash landed on Rhodes Italian CR 42 ---- only known photo shows a portion of the fuselage. RAF --- Habbaniya Vickers Valencia Bristol Bombay Bristol Blenheim IV Bristol Blenheim IV being guarded by Arabian militia Airspeed Oxford light bomber RAF Gloster Gladiator Gloster Gladiator N2287 GO-E RAF DC-2 Troop Transport from Eqypt at Habbaniya Tomahawk of 240 Squadron. Your help will be appreciated. Mike

07-04-2006, 12:07 AM	#2
syscom3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,498	Was this the Basra uprising in 1941? __________________ "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

07-04-2006, 06:11 AM	#3
Gnomey World Traveller Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 14,036	The British landed troops in Basra to quell the uprising. Here is a website on it: The Iraq coup of Raschid Ali in 1941, the Mufti Husseini and the Farhud (Farhoud) Interesting pics Mike! __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

12-16-2006, 05:09 PM	#4
Mike Murphy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cedar Park, Texas - a suburb of Austin Posts: 25	Italian aircraft used during the Iraq Mission Good Afternoon Gents - AeroFan nr 96 includes an article on Italian Aircraft used during the Iraq Mission or 'squadriglia speciale Iraq' as it was called. I typically purchase AeroFan through Lela Presse which is located at: Avions Bateaux \| Le Site des EDITIONS LELA PRESSE, Spécialistes de l'Histoire de l'Aviation et de la Marine. Excellent service, orders always complete and shipped quickly. Several of the following photos are from the AeroFan article or were sent to me from unknown sources by friends. A very rare photo of an Italian CR 42 in Iraqi markings. The CR 42s in Iraq were Regia Aeronautica with Italian pilots; but Iraqi markings as with the Luftwaffe aircraft that participated. A skewed, close up photo of a CR 42 fuselage, showing the Iraqi insignia application. SM 79Bs were purchased by the Iraqis prior to WWII. The Italians sold the aircraft, armament, bombs and additional engines to the Iraqis. Orders for the Breda 65 were also placed. Interesting photo of a crash landed SM 81 on Rhodes. The Italians used SM 79s and SM81s as escorts to CR 42s flying to / from Iraq. The SMs provided radio and navigational aide during the flight. I would certainly appreciate contributions from any Board member. Mike

12-16-2006, 06:02 PM	#5
syscom3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,498	Those bombers have to be among the ugliest planes of all time. __________________ "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

12-16-2006, 06:07 PM	#6
Gnomey World Traveller Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 14,036	They are not that bad, the French bombers are an awful lot worse. __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

01-15-2007, 04:55 PM	#7
Mike Murphy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cedar Park, Texas - a suburb of Austin Posts: 25	The following Email is from Sandro Dinarte announcing publication of a new book on Sonderkommando Junck in 2008. As Sandro indicates, he is a personal friend of Major Martin Drewes and promises a number of new photos will be published from Major Drewes personal collection. Mike ******************************************** Hello Mike, I am a great friend of Major Martin Drewes (the last Sonderkommando Junck suvivor!). He have a fantastic photo collection with divers unplublished images of the Irak and Syrian Missions!! I am a publisher (Adler Editora) and aviation artist. The book "Sonderkommando Junck - 4./ZG 76 Haifisch Guppe - Mission in Iraq and Syria" - adler books launch in 2008. Thanks for contact, Sandro Dinarte Adler Editor ***********************************************

01-17-2007, 01:15 PM	#8
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	so're some of your pictures being used in the book or are you involved in the book in any way?........... __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

01-17-2007, 08:39 PM	#9
Mike Murphy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cedar Park, Texas - a suburb of Austin Posts: 25	The photos I've posted are from various publications; I don't own the original photos. I've provided scans and reference citations to the author of the new book. Surprising sometimes what gets missed during a literature review for a new book.

01-17-2007, 09:54 PM	#10
CharlesBronson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cordoba - Argentina Posts: 2,767	Beautiful gallery Mike. __________________ Bronsons´s videos

01-20-2007, 04:49 AM	#11
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	what aircraft's that? __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

01-20-2007, 08:44 AM	#12
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 31,700	Are you talking about the one in Charles Bronsons post? If so that is a Junkers Ju-90. __________________ fly boy said: "isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" syscom3 said: "In fact, UAVs are probably far safer than manned aircraft because they are always aware of whats going on and not distracted by things like coffee being spilled on a lap or "whys this light off, is the light bulb burned out?"

01-20-2007, 02:02 PM	#13
Mike Murphy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cedar Park, Texas - a suburb of Austin Posts: 25	Charles - Glad you like these photos.......I can only imagine what we'll see when the new book on Sonderkommando Junck comes out with Major Drewes personal photos..... Mike

04-14-2007, 03:14 AM	#15
Fafnir_6 Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2	8-190 was the Fw190 by Focke-Wulf. Fafnir_6

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