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Royal Iraqi Air Force (RIAF)

Formed in 1931 under the nominal command of Assistant Commander Middle East (Iraq) the Royal Iraqi Air Force came under Iraqi control with RAF military advisers and training staff in mid 1939. The Second-in-Command post temporarily remains an RAF officer. No other RAF personnel are employed except for twenty instructors (technical, mechanical and flying). The first RIAF pilot officers were trained at RAF Cranwell during 1932.

Order of Battle
No.1 Squadron, Mosul (12 DH Hornet FB.Mk.I)
No.2 Squadron, Kirkuk (15 de Havilland Vampire FB.Mk.55)
No.3 Squadron, Al Rashid, Baghdad (15 Martin-Baker M.B.5 F.Mk.I)
No.4 Squadron, Kirkuk (12 DH Hornet FB.Mk.I)
No.5 Squadron, Basra (15 Martin-Baker M.B.5 F.Mk.I)
No.6 Squadron, Al Rashid, Baghdad (15 Fairey Fox II B.Mk.I)
No.7 Squadron, Mosul, (15 Martin-Baker M.B.5 F.Mk.I)
No.8 Squadron, Al Rashid, Baghdad (4 BCAC Wayfarer C.Mk.I, 1 Avro York, 7 de Havilland DH.104 Dove, 4 Avro Anson C.Mk.II and 2 Miles M.8)
Flying Training School, Al Rashid, Baghdad (6 D.H. Tiger Moth, 16 Percival Pretence T.Mk.II, 4 Avro Anson C.Mk.II, 10 Supermarine Spitfire T.Mk.VI and 2 Percival P.30 Proctor II)

The Technical Training School, the Signals and Electrical School and the Air Armament School are all co-located at Mosul.