El Djem Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, which is located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west-northwest of El Djem; about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south-southeast of Tunis. It was a pre-1942 military airfield used by the German Luftwaffe which was attacked and seized by Allied forces in April 1943. Once in Allied hands, it was repaired and used by the United States Army Air Force during the Tunisian Campaign.

El Djem Airfield
 
Coordinates35°19′02.17″N 010°40′40.97″E / 35.3172694°N 10.6780472°E / 35.3172694; 10.6780472 (Approximate)
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1943
In use1943-1944
El Djem Airfield is located in Tunisia
El Djem Airfield
El Djem Airfield
Location of El Djem, Tunisia

Known USAAF units assigned were:

Today, the airfield runway and dispersal pads are faintly visible in aerial photography.

References

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  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Further reading

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  • Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. 521 p, 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.