Sidi Azeiz Airfield
Sidi Azeiz Airfield |
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|---|---|
| Part of Ninth Air Force | |
| Libya | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Coordinates | 31°44′49.59″N 024°57′00″E / 31.7471083°N 24.95°E |
| Location code | LG-148 |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943 |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Sidi Azeiz Airfield , or Sidi Azeis is an abandoned World War II military airfield in the eastern desert of Libya. It was located near the Egyptian border near Jabbanat Sidi, about 100 km west of Tobruk. German Coordinates are given as 31°40′00″N 24°54′00″E / 31.6666667°N 24.9°E
It was used by the United States Army Air Force Ninth Air Force during the Eastern Desert Campaign by the British Eighth Army, which the 57th Fighter Group, flew P-40 Warhawks from on 12–13 November 1942.
The airfield was likely a compacted desert dirt flight strip, and was abandoned as the Allied forces moved west towards Tobruk. Close examination aerial photography of the hard desert about 10 miles west of Burdi shows some evidence of disturbance which could indicate where it existed.
[edit] See also
- List of World War II North Africa Airfields
- No. 451 Squadron RAAF
- No. 450 Squadron RAAF
- Operation Crusader
[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.
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
