Sousse Airfield

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 and 19 June 1943

Sousse Airfield
Part of Twelfth Air Force
Site information
Type	Military airfield
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces
Location
Coordinates	35°49′38.86″N 010°37′55.15″E (Approximate)
Site history
Built	1943
In use	1943

Sousse Airfield

Location of Sousse Airfield, Tunisia

When the Americans pulled out, the airfield was abandoned. There is no evidence left of its existence in aerial photography of the area.

References

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

• Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016.

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