Sousse Airfield
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| Part of Twelfth Air Force | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (Approximate) |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943 |
Sousse Airfield is located in Tunisia
Sousse Airfield
Sousse Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, which was located in the vicinity of Sousse. It was a temporary airfield used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force 31st Fighter Group which flew two squadrons of Supermarine Spitfires from the field between 9–19 June 1943
When the Americans pulled out the airfield was abandoned. There is no evidence left of its existence in aerial photography of the area.
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.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
