- D aw ar ▁and ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Alexand ria , ▁Egypt . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁units ▁and ▁squad rons ▁were ▁based ▁there , ▁including ▁the ▁central ▁dep ot ▁for ▁R AF ▁Middle ▁East ▁until ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁base ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁squad rons : ▁ ▁No . ▁ 2 9 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁between ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁with ▁F aire y ▁Gordon ▁light ▁bom bers . ▁ ▁No . ▁ 5 6 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁reform ed ▁here ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁with ▁the ▁S op with ▁S ni pe ▁with ▁a ▁det achment ▁at ▁San ▁Steph ano ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁However ▁ 5 6 ▁Squadron ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁No . ▁ 6 4 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁from ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁with ▁the ▁Haw ker ▁Dem on ▁until ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁when ▁the ▁squad ron ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁No . ▁ 8 0 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁between ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁when ▁the ▁squad ron ▁dis band ed , ▁the