avia.wikisort.org - AerodromeNouvion Airfield was a pre-war airport and World War II military airfield in Algeria, located about 5 km west of Camp Militaire d' El Ghomri in Mascara province; about 76 km east of Oran.
Nouvion Airfield
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Coordinates | 35°40′35.21″N 000°10′53.43″E |
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Type | Military airfield |
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Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
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Built | 1942 |
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In use | 1942-1944 |
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Location of Oran Tafaraoui Airport, Algeria
History
The facility was built in the 1930s as a civil airport. In the immediate aftermath of the Allied Operation Torch landings in Algeria on 8 November 1942, the airport was taken over by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force as a military airfield.
When taken over by the USAAF, Nouvion consisted of basically one long building and a rough airstrip. The Army Corps of Engineers moved in to upgrade the facility to minimum military requirements. The airport's runway was improved and a pierced steel planking (PSP) parking apron was constructed, utilizing the few permanent existing structures. Tents were used for ground support operations and personnel billeting.
After several weeks, the 1st Fighter Group arrived at the field from Oran Tafaraoui Airport on 20 November, operating P-38 Lightnings.
During its entire tenure at the airfield, the 1st flew combat operations while ongoing construction continued. It moved east on 14 December to Biskra. Other units that were assigned to Nouvion were:
- HQ, 87th Fighter Wing, 11 January-9 February 1944
- 27th Bombardment Group, January–April 1943, A-20 Havoc
- 62d Troop Carrier Group, 24 December 1942 – 16 May 1943, C-47 Skytrain
- 316th Troop Carrier Group, 9–29 May 1943, C-47 Skytrain
Active operations at the airfield ended by the end of May 1943, as the front moved east into Tunisia. The Americans dismantled their facilities by the end of July and returned the former airport to French authorities. Today, the airfield is part of the Algerian Military Camp Militaire d' El Ghomri.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
External links
USAAF Twelfth Air Force in World War II |
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Stations |
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Morocco | |
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Algeria | |
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Tunisia | |
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Italy | |
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France | |
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Units |
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Commands |
- XII Bomber
- XII Tactical Air
- XXII Tactical Air
- XII Troop Carrier (Provisional)
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Wings |
- 5th Bombardment
- 42d Bombardment
- 47th Bombardment (7th Fighter)
- 51st Troop Carrier
- 52d Troop Carrier
- 57th Bombardment
- 62d Fighter
- 63d Fighter
- 64th Fighter
- 87th Fighter
- 90th Photographic
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Groups | Bombardment |
- 2d Bombardment
- 12th Bombardment
- 17th Bombardment
- 47th Bombardment
- 97th Bombardment
- 98th Bombardment
- 99th Bombardment
- 301st Bombardment
- 310th Bombardment
- 319th Bombardment
- 320th Bombardment
- 321st Bombardment
- 340th Bombardment
- 376th Bombardment
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Fighter |
- 1st Fighter
- 14th Fighter
- 27th Fighter
- 31st Fighter
- 33d Fighter
- 52d Fighter
- 57th Fighter
- 79th Fighter
- 81st Fighter
- 82d Fighter
- 86th Fighter
- 324th Fighter
- 325th Fighter
- 332d Fighter
- 350th Fighter
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Reconnaissance |
- 3d Reconnaissance
- 5th Reconnaissance
- 68th Reconnaissance
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Troop carrier
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- 60th Troop Carrier
- 61st Troop Carrier
- 62d Troop Carrier
- 64th Troop Carrier
- 313th Troop Carrier
- 314th Troop Carrier
- 316th Troop Carrier
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Squadrons |
- 15th Bombardment
- 414th Night Fighter
- 415th Night Fighter
- 416th Night Fighter
- 417th Night Fighter
- 427th Night Fighter
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- United States Army Air Forces
- First
- Second
- Third
- Fourth
- Fifth
- Sixth
- Seventh
- Eighth
- Ninth
- Tenth
- Eleventh
- Twelfth
- Thirteenth
- Fourteenth
- Fifteenth
- Twentieth
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