El Djem Airfield

El Djem Airfield
 
Coordinates 35°19′02.17″N 010°40′40.97″E / 35.3172694°N 10.6780472°E / 35.3172694; 10.6780472 (Approximate)
Type Military airfield
Site information
Controlled by United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built 1943
In use 1943-1944
El Djem Airfield
Location of El Djem, Tunisia

El Djem Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, which is located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west-northwest of El Djem; about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south-southeast of Tunis. It was a pre-1942 military airfield used by the German Luftwaffe which was attacked and seized by Allied forces in April 1943. Once in Allied hands, it was repaired and used by the United States Army Air Force during the Tunisian Campaign.

Known USAAF units assigned were:

Today, the airfield runway and dispersal pads are faintly visible on aerial photography.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

Further reading

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