Sousse Airfield
Sousse Airfield.png) | |
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| Part of Twelfth Air Force | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 35°49′38.86″N 010°37′55.15″E / 35.8274611°N 10.6319861°E (Approximate) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943 |
Sousse Airfield
Location of Sousse Airfield, Tunisia
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 and 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
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This article incorporates public domain material from 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.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
