Al Ismailiyah Air Base
Al Ismailiyah Air Base RAF Ismailia |
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Near: Ismailia, Egypt | |||||||
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Members of No. 458 Squadron RAAF at RAF Ismailia, 1942
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Al Ismailiyah Air Base
Location in Egypt
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Owner | Egyptian Armed Forces | ||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces Egyptian Air Force |
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Controlled by | Royal Air Force (1935-1956) Ninth Air Force (1942) Egyptian Air Force (1956-Present) |
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Battles/wars | World War II | ||||||
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Al Ismailiyah Air Base is an Egyptian Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية المصرية, Al-Qūwāt al-Gawwīyä al-Miṣrīyä) base, located approximately 4 km west-northwest of Ismailia; (Al Isma`iliyah); 116 km northeast of Cairo.
History
During World War II, the airfield, then known as RAF Ismailia or Ismailia Airfield, 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. Ismailia was a pre-World War II station, originally opened about 1916.
Today, the airfield is an active Egyptian Air Force base. Its World War II configuration is still evident in aerial photography.
Major units assigned
- Royal Air Force
- No. 208 Squadron RAF 1920-1922
- No. 113 Squadron RAF Aug-Sep 1917
- No. 211 Squadron RAF Jan 1939-Nov 1940
- No. 40 Wing RAF 1919-Apr 1920
- United States Army Air Forces (Ninth Air Force)
- 12th Bombardment Group October 1942-Undetermined (B-25 Mitchell)
- 436th Troop Carrier Group, 13 August - 18 October 1942. C-47 Skytrain
- 434th Bombardment Group, 14 August – 29 September 1942, B-25 Mitchell[dubious ]
See also
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- List of World War II North Africa Airfields
References
- ↑ This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of 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.
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