Sousse Airfield
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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 Spitfire
s from the field between 9–19 June 1943
When the Americans pulled out the airfield was abandoned. There is no evidence of its existence in aerial photography of the area.
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 Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, which was located in the vicinity of Sousse
Sousse
Sousse is a city in Tunisia. Located 140 km south of the capital Tunis, the city has 173,047 inhabitants . Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. The name may be of Berber origin: similar names are found in Libya and in...
. It was a temporary airfield used by the United States Army Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
Twelfth Air Force 31st Fighter Group which flew two squadrons of Supermarine Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
s from the field between 9–19 June 1943
When the Americans pulled out the airfield was abandoned. There is no evidence of its existence in aerial photography of the area.