Dar el Koudia Airfield

Dar el Koudia Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, in the vicinity of Bizerte. It was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign. The airfield was used by the 310th Bombardment Group, flying B-25 Mitchells from the field between 6 June and 5 August 1943.

Dar el Koudia Airfield
Part of Twelfth Air Force
Coordinates37°17′21.04″N 009°52′08.89″E / 37.2891778°N 9.8691361°E / 37.2891778; 9.8691361
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1943
In use1943
Dar el Koudia Airfield is located in Tunisia
Dar el Koudia Airfield
Dar el Koudia Airfield
Location of Bizerte Airfield, Tunisia

Today, the location of the airfield is undetermined, as urban expansion in the Bizerte area has erased evidence of its existence.

References

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  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.
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