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Sousse Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, which was located in the vicinity of Sousse. It was a temporary airfield used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force 31st Fighter Group which flew two squadrons of Supermarine Spitfires from the field between 9–19 June 1943
Sousse Airfield | |
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Part of Twelfth Air Force | |
Coordinates | 35°49′38.86″N 010°37′55.15″E (Approximate) |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1943 |
In use | 1943 |
When the Americans pulled out ,the airfield was abandoned. There is no evidence left of its existence in aerial photography of the area.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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