RAF Kasfareet
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| Location | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 491 ft / 150 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°15′N 32°25′E / 30.250°N 32.417°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Kasfareet Airfield Location in Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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RAF Kasfareet (LG-212) which is formerly known as RAF Geneifa is a disused RAF base located in the Ismailia Governorate, Egypt.
History
[edit]The 107 Maintenance Unit and the 21 Personnel Transit Center was based here during World War II. The 107 MU operated a maintenance, repair, and flight test center at the airfield. RAF Kasfareet would commonly experience sandstorms. After World War II, the RAF transferred the airfield to the Egyptian Air Force. Runways 30/12, 06/24, and 12/30 was closed shortly after World War II. The former RAF maintenance, repair, and flight test center was not used by the Egyptian Air Force after the transfer. [1][2]
Layout
[edit]RAF Kasfareet stored 28,800 gallons of AV GAS and 28,800 gallons of jet fuel. Accommodated with the airfield was a control tower, an administrative building, a 36-bed infirmary, and an armory. Kasfareet was operated by four bituminous runways, which only one was used after the World War II. [3]
Aircraft
[edit]The following aircraft operated by the Egyptian Air Force at RAF Kasfareet[clarification needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "21 Personnel Transit Centre. Based at Kasfareet (Egypt) from July 1942 to December 1945|". Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 1946-47 | As Remembered By Montague Taynton". Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Middle Eastern Airfield Report Volume 2 | Page 149" (PDF). apps.dtic.mil. Retrieved 2024-09-26.