avia.wikisort.org - AerodromeSidi Haneish Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield complex in Egypt, in the western desert, about 376 km (235 miles) west-northwest of Cairo.
This article is about Sidi Haneish Airfield in Egypt. For The SAS Raid, see Raid on Sidi Haneish Airfield.
Sidi Haneish Airfield |
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Type | Military airfield complex |
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Controlled by |
- German Luftwaffe
- United States Army Air Forces
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Built | 1941 |
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In use | 1941–42 |
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Battles/wars | Western Desert Campaign |
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Location of Sidi Haneish Airfield, Egypt
The airfield, known as Haggag el Qasaba by the German Luftwaffe, was the location of one of the most daring raids during World War II by the British Special Air Service (SAS). On the night of 26 July 1942, SAS Detachment "L", also known as "Stirling's Raiders", attacked the airfield, then under Luftwaffe control. Driving a convoy of eighteen jeeps, each carrying 3 or 4 British or French commandos, the raiders destroyed or damaged around forty Luftwaffe aircraft. The attack damaged the Luftwaffe's capability during the German invasion of Egypt and also, by the destruction of many transport aircraft, severely diminished its ability to re-supply German land forces in the field.[3]
The airfield was later used by the United States Army Air Force Ninth Air Force during the Eastern Desert Campaign by the British Eighth Army, which the 57th Fighter Group, flew P-40 Warhawks from 8–12 November 1942.
It was apparently abandoned after the western desert campaign moved into Libya and eventually was taken over by the desert. Aerial photos show some evidence of where it existed.
British airfields
See also
- Raid on Sidi Haneish Airfield
- List of World War II North Africa Airfields
- David Stirling
- Special Air Service
- No. 450 Squadron RAAF
- No. 601 Squadron RAF
- Second Battle of El Alamein
- 559th Flying Training Squadron
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.
- 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.
- RAF Squadrons by C. G. Jefford. ISBN 1-84037-141-2 (page 133 airfield locations)
Further reading
External links
USAAF Ninth Air Force in World War II |
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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
- First
- Second
- Third
- Fourth
- Fifth
- Sixth
- Seventh
- Eighth
- Ninth
- Tenth
- Eleventh
- Twelfth
- Thirteenth
- Fourteenth
- Fifteenth
- Twentieth
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На других языках
- [en] Sidi Haneish Airfield
[fr] Aérodrome de Sidi Haneish
L'aérodrome de Sidi Haneish est un complexe d'aérodromes militaires abandonnés datant la Seconde Guerre mondiale en Égypte, dans le désert occidental, à 376 km à l'ouest-nord-ouest du Caire.
[it] Aeroporto militare di Sidi Haneish
L'Aeroporto militare di Sidi Haneish o Abu Haggag e poi Sidi Haneish Airfield era un complesso militare abbandonato nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale in Egitto, nel deserto occidentale, a circa 376 km a ovest-nord-ovest de Il Cairo.
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