Sidi Haneish Airfield is an abandoned World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 military airfield in 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...

, in the western desert, about 35 km east-southeast of Marsa Matruh; 410 km northeast of Cairo

Cairo

Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...

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It was used by the United States Army Air Force 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....

 during the Eastern Desert Campaign by the British Eighth Army, which the 57th Fighter Group, flew P-40 Warhawks from on 8–12 November 1942.

Close examination of aerial photography of the hard desert shows some evidence of disturbance which could indicate where it existed.

British airfields

• The LG-12 (Landing Ground) North site is given as- 31°09′0"N 027°32′0"E,
• The LG-13 South is given as- 31°07′5"N 027°31′0"E
• The LG-101 is given as- 31°06′0"N 027°31′0"E
• The LG-102 is given as- 31°06′0"N 027°33′5"E

See also

• David Stirling
  David Stirling
  Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, DFC, OBE was a Scottish laird, mountaineer, World War II British Army officer, and the founder of the Special Air Service.-Life before the war:...
  
  
• Special Air Service
  Special Air Service
  Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
  
  
• No. 450 Squadron RAAF
  No. 450 Squadron RAAF
  No. 450 Squadron was a unit of the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. It was the second RAAF Article XV squadron formed for service with the British military, under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan...
  
  
• No. 601 Squadron RAF
  No. 601 Squadron RAF
  No. 601 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in London. The squadron battle honours most notably include the Battle of Britain and the first Americans to fly in World War II were members of this squadron.-History:...
  
  
• Second Battle of El Alamein
  Second Battle of El Alamein
  The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. The battle took place over 20 days from 23 October – 11 November 1942. The First Battle of El Alamein had stalled the Axis advance. Thereafter, Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery...
  
  
• 559th Flying Training Squadron
  559th Flying Training Squadron
  The 559th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. It operates the T-6 Texan II conducting flying training.-History:...
  
  

External links

• http://wikimapia.org/#lat=31.1999177&lon=27.5515437&z=16&l=0&m=b
• lists several airfields in the area. http://books.google.com/books?id=CCbkpfKkhWsC&pg=PA53&dq=RAF+landing+ground+13+sidi+haneish&hl=en&ei=tcW1Tb_SCo7PiAL1ytSvBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=RAF%20landing%20ground%2013%20sidi%20haneish&f=false