RAF El Daba
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El Daba is a village and rail station about 180 km West of Alexandria
by road. RAF El Daba (othewise Desert Landing Ground 105) is a former Royal Air Force
military airfield located approximately 4.6 kilometres south-southeast of the village.
El Daba was a pre–World War II airfield, one of a number of DLGs created in the Western Desert of Egypt
after the Munich Crisis of the late 1930s. During World War II, it was used as a military airfield by the British Royal Air Force
and the United States Army Air Force during the North African Campaign
against Axis forces, and by the Luftwaffe.
Royal Air Force Squadrons which used the airfield between 1939 and 1942 were
No's 30, 33 , 45, 73, 113, 211.
USAAF Ninth Air Force
units which used the airfield were:
After the war, El Daba appears to have been closed about 1946. Today, the area is heavily used by agriculture. There is no evidence of the airfield's existence.
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
by road. RAF El Daba (othewise Desert Landing Ground 105) is a former Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
military airfield located approximately 4.6 kilometres south-southeast of the village.
El Daba was a pre–World War II airfield, one of a number of DLGs created in the Western Desert of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
after the Munich Crisis of the late 1930s. During World War II, it was used as a military airfield by the British Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
and the United States Army Air Force during the North African Campaign
North African campaign
During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts and in Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia .The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many of whom had...
against Axis forces, and by the Luftwaffe.
Royal Air Force Squadrons which used the airfield between 1939 and 1942 were
No's 30, 33 , 45, 73, 113, 211.
USAAF Ninth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
The Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
units which used the airfield were:
- 57th Fighter Group, 5–8 November 1942, P-40 Warhawk
After the war, El Daba appears to have been closed about 1946. Today, the area is heavily used by agriculture. There is no evidence of the airfield's existence.