Type Air Base Address Ruwaished, Jordan Owner Jordanian Armed Forces | In use Unknown-present Elevation 681 m | |
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Operator Royal Jordanian Air Force 10/28 2,480 metres (8,136 ft) Asphalt | ||
H-4 Air Base is a Royal Jordanian Air Force base located near Ruwaished in Mafraq Governorate, Jordan.
Overview
This airfield was built to support the H4 oil pumping station of the Mosul–Haifa oil pipeline built by the Iraq Petroleum Company between 1932 and 1934 in the Emirate of Transjordan at that time a protectorate of the British Empire. The airfield was used by the RAF during World War Two as the Advanced Headquarters for operations against the rebels in Iraq during the Anglo-Iraqi War. The Airbase is now operated by the Royal Jordanian Air Force.
References
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