avia.wikisort.org - AerodromeSidi Azeiz Airfield, or Sidi Azeis is an abandoned World War II military airfield in the eastern desert of Libya. It was located near the Egypt–Libya border near Jabbanat Sidi, about 100 km east of Tobruk. German Coordinates are given as 31°40′00″N 24°54′00″E
Sidi Azeiz Airfield
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Coordinates | 31°44′49.59″N 024°57′00″E |
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Type | Military airfield |
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Code | LG-148 |
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Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
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Built | 1943 |
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In use | 1943 |
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Location of Sidi Azeiz Airfield, Libya
It was used by the United States Army Air Force Ninth Air Force during the Western Desert Campaign (named due to the stretch of the Sahara in Egypt being called the Western Desert) by the British Eighth Army, which the 57th Fighter Group, flew P-40 Warhawks from on 12–13 November 1942.
The airfield was likely a compacted desert dirt flight strip, and was abandoned as the Allied forces moved west towards Tobruk. Close examination aerial photography of the hard desert about 10 miles west of Burdi shows some evidence of disturbance which could indicate where it existed.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://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.
- 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.
External links
- German Map [permanent dead link]
- cleared land at German Coord.
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Stations | Palestine (Mand) | |
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Egypt | |
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Libya | |
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Tunisia | |
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United Kingdom | |
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Units | Commands |
- 9th Air Division (was IX Bomber Command)
- IX Air Defense
- IX Fighter
- IX Tactical Air
- IX Troop Carrier
- XIX Tactical Air
- XXIX Tactical Air
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Wings | Bombardment |
- 97th Bombardment
- 98th Bombardment
- 99th Bombardment
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Fighter |
- 8th Fighter
- 9th Fighter
- 70th Fighter
- 71st Fighter
- 84th Fighter
- 100th Fighter
- 303d Fighter
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Troop carrier | |
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Groups | Bombardment |
- 12th Bombardment
- 98th Bombardment
- 322d Bombardment
- 323d Bombardment Group
- 340th Bombardment Group
- 344th Bombardment Group
- 376th Bombardment
- 386th Bombardment
- 387th Bombardment
- 391st Bombardment
- 394th Bombardment
- 397th Bombardment
- 409th Bombardment
- 410th Bombardment
- 416th Bombardment
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Fighter | |
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Troop carrier |
- 61st Troop Carrier
- 64th Troop Carrier
- 313th Troop Carrier
- 314th Troop Carrier
- 315th Troop Carrier
- 316th Troop Carrier
- 349th Troop Carrier
- 434th Troop Carrier
- 435th Troop Carrier
- 436th Troop Carrier
- 437th Troop Carrier
- 438th Troop Carrier
- 439th Troop Carrier
- 440th Troop Carrier
- 441st Troop Carrier
- 442d Troop Carrier
- IX Troop Carrier Pathfinder (Provisional)
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Reconnaissance |
- 10th Reconnaissance
- 67th Reconnaissance
- 69th Reconnaissance
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Squadrons | Liaison |
- 14th Liaison
- 47th Liaison
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Night fighter | |
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- United States Army Air Forces
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- Second
- Third
- Fourth
- Fifth
- Sixth
- Seventh
- Eighth
- Ninth
- Tenth
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- Twelfth
- Thirteenth
- Fourteenth
- Fifteenth
- Twentieth
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