Coordinates (Approximate) In use 1943-1944 | Type Military airfield Year built 1943 | |
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Controlled by United States Army Air Forces | ||
El Djem Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, which is located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west-northwest of El Djem; about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south-southeast of Tunis. It was a pre-1942 military airfield used by the German Luftwaffe which was attacked and seized by Allied forces in April 1943. Once in Allied hands, it was repaired and used by the United States Army Air Force during the Tunisian Campaign.
Known USAAF units assigned were:
Today, the airfield runway and dispersal pads are faintly visible on aerial photography.
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