Ismailia Air Base
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Ismailia Air Base is an Egyptian Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية المصرية, El Qūwāt El Gawīyä El Maṣrīyä) helicopter base, located approximately 4 km west-northwest of the city of Ismailia; (Al Isma`iliyah); 116 km northeast of Cairo.
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Ismailia Air Base RAF Ismailia | |||||||
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Near: Ismailia, Egypt | |||||||
![]() Members of No. 458 Squadron RAAF at RAF Ismailia, 1942 | |||||||
Coordinates | 30°35′53.75″N 32°14′12.86″E | ||||||
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Owner | Egyptian Armed Forces | ||||||
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Controlled by | Royal Air Force (1935-1956) Ninth Air Force (1942) Egyptian Air Force (1956 – present) | ||||||
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Battles/wars | World War II | ||||||
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