The Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF was a military unit of the Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) which played a role in the defense of RAF Habbaniya during World War II.
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On 22 December 1921, "Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF" was formed at Heliopolis in the Kingdom of Egypt.
During the Anglo-Iraqi War, the Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF was composed of eighteen Rolls Royce armoured cars[1] and several Morris tenders. These vehicles were among the last of a consignment of ex-Royal Naval Armoured Car Division armoured cars that had been serving in the Middle East since 1915.[2] In addition to the Rolls Royce armoured cars, the company had two ancient tanks, named "Walrus" and "Seal."[3]
The company was organized into a Headquarters and three sections. Each section had six armoured cars and two wireless tenders.
On 25 February 1947, this unit was re-named Number 1 (Armoured Car) Squadron RAF Regiment.