Mascara Airfield
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Mascara Airfield |
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| Part of Twelfth Air Force | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Coordinates | 35°22′57.48″N 000°07′57.50″E / 35.3826333°N 0.132639°E |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1942-1943 |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Mascara Airfield
Location of Mascara Airfield, Algeria
Mascara Airfield is an abandoned military airfield and later civilian airport in Algeria, located in the southwestern suburbs of Mascara.
During World War II it was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps.
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
