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Bizerte Sidi Ahmed Air Base

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Type
  
Military airfield

Year built
  
1943

Code
  
OIZ

Controlled by
  
Tunisian Air Force

Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base

Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (ICAO: DTTB) is a Tunisian Air Force base located approximately 7 km west of Menzel Abderhaman, and 9 km west-southwest of Bizerte.

Units stationed at the base are:

  • No. 11 Squadron
    • Jet trainer squadron, Aermacchi MB-326
  • No. 15 Squadron
    • Fighter squadron, Northrop F-5 Tiger/TigerII
  • No. 21 Squadron
  • Transport squadron, C-130 Hercules, Let L-410 Turbolet, G-222

    • World War II

    During World War II it was used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign. It was known as Bizerte Airfield. Several Allied units used the base in 1943. It was a heavy bomber airfield used by B-17 Flying Fortress strategic bombers of the 2d Bombardment Group, between 2 and 9 December 1943. There was a major air depot co-located at Sidi Ahmen.

    References

    Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base Wikipedia
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