This campaign is based on the true events surrounding the battle of Habbaniya, Iraq May 1941. You will fly the Hurricane MkIIb in 9 challenging missions.
Requires version 4.08
Campaign includes 3rd Party Skins + 'Middle Eastern' Briefing Sounds
Overview
On the 3rd April 1941, pro-Axis politician Rashid Ali El-Gailani, backed by four generals known as the ‘Golden Square’, seized power in Baghdad from the pro-British Regent Abdullah Illah.
Fleeing Baghdad, the Regent sought sanctuary at the Royal Air Force training station at Habbaniya, 50 miles west of the city. From there he was transferred to Basra where he took refuge in a British warship before being flown out to Transjordan.
RAF Habbaniya contained at that time only training units, including No.4 Flying School with a large complement of elderly Hawker Audax, Airspeed Oxford twin-engine trainers and Vickers Valentias and three Gloster Gladiators.
On the 30th of April following further deterioration of relations between Britain and Rashid Ali’s government, Iraqi forces numbering some 9,000 men and 28 artillery units lie siege to the base.
On the 2nd of May, on orders from Air Vice Marshal H.G. Smart, Wellington bombers from 70 Squadron based at RAF Shaibah commenced bombing of Iraqi positions. Soon afterwards the Audaxes, Oxfords, Valentias and Gladiators of No.4 Flying Schools (now renamed the Habbaniya Air Striking Force) also attacked, their training aircraft having been modified to carry light bombs and Lewis guns.
The Battle of Habbaniya had begun!
About the Campaign
This is a relatively short campaign with just nine, narrative driven missions to complete. The campaign centres around the Hurricanes of 94 Squadron sent to Habbaniya from Egypt.
This campaign is based on historical events rather than claiming to be a historically accurate account of those events. The main reason for this is that the aircraft that are the main protagonists in the history, such as Valentias and Oxfords, are not present in IL2.
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