Greek pilots of the No. 335 Squadron RAF in front of a Hurricane IIc (Trop) at Dhekeila in 1942
HMS Grebe was the Royal Navy designation for the prewar Alexandria airport, known as Dekheila, during its use in World War II as a shore base for aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).[1] Coordinates are given as 31°08′0″N29°48′0″E / 31.13333°N 29.80000°E / 31.13333; 29.80000 also known as LG-34, and renumbered as LG-235.
^Page 444 Ray Sturtivant Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm. Air Britain (Historians) Ltd (1984) ISBN 0-85130-120-7
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