RAF Castel Benito
Airport near Tripoli, Libya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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RAF Castel Benito (called originally in Italian "Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport") was an airport of Tripoli created by the Italians in Italian Libya. Originally, it was a small military airport named Castel Benito, but it was enlarged in the late 1930s and was later used by the British RAF after 1943. It was called RAF Castel Benito by the Allies.
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RAF Castel Benito RAF Idris | |
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Owner/Operator | Desert Air Force (DAF) |
Location | Near: Tripoli, Libya |
Built | 1938 |
Coordinates | 32°40′10″N 013°09′24″E |
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RAF Castel Benito (later RAF Idris) was a Royal Air Force station near Tripoli in Libya between 1943 and 1966.