List of North African airfields during World War II
This is a partial list of British Landing Grounds (LG) In North Africa, used during World War II. There are over 250 known. Some coordinates may be incorrect. Not all of these were active airfields; some were depots, some were repair stations, and some were decoys. Some are still in use, and some were moved and upgraded by Americans to handle heavy bombers. (It should also be noted that LG-176 through LG-186 were also numbered LG 1 through 10).
LGs
Misc.
Evidently assigned by other commands:
- Bir Terfawi 22°55′0″N 28°53′0″E
- 8 Bells 22°48′0″N 26°40′0″E
- LG 416 35°17′0″N 40°11′0″E Deir ez-Zor Airport
- LG 426 34°33′5″N 38°18′0″E Tadmur Airport
- LG 500 33°07′0″N 41°25′0″E ?
- LG 598 24°08′0″N 22°58′0″E Kufra west
Palestine Mandate
- Muqeible Airfield 32°30′11″N 035°17′21″E
- RAF St Jean 32°56′32.81″N 035°06′30.60″E
- RAF Aqir 31°50′22.10″N 34°49′18.64″E now Tel Nof Israeli Air Force Base
- RAF Ein Shemer 32°26′12.9″N 35°0′2.15″E now Ein Shemer Airfield
- RAF Gaza ??
- Herzliya Airport 32°10′49.03″N 34°50′02.34″E
- RAF Haifa 32°48′34″N 35°02′35″E now Haifa Airport
- RAF Lydda 32°00′41″N 034°53′18″E now Ben Gurion International Airport
- RAF Petah Tiqva 32°04′0″N 34°56′0″E now Kfar Sirkin Airfield
- RAF Qastina 31°45′45.00″N 34°43′38.00″E Now Hatzor Israeli Air Force Base
- RAF Ramat David 32°39′59.77″N 035°10′59.97″E now Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base
- RAF Ramleh 31°55′01″N 34°52′23″E
- RAF Netanya Also known as Kfar Hayim??
- Sde Dov Airport 32°6′38.99″N 34°46′46.01″E
- RAF Beit Daras 31°44′12″N 34°41′54″E,
- RAF El Bassa ?? 33°04′16″N 35°07′25″E, Betzet
- RAF Machanaim 32°58′51″N 35°34′18″E, Ben Ya'akov Airport
- RAF Magiddo 32°35′50″N 35°13′43″E, Megiddo Airport
- RAF Amman 31°58′19″N 35°59′24″E,
- RAF Mafraq 32°21′31″N 36°15′07″E,
- RAF Zerqa 32°6′22″N 36°9′36″E, now Dawson's Field
See also
References
- "RAF Stations - C". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation.
- RAF Squadrons by C.G. Jefford ISBN 1-84037-141-2 page 133
- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/north_africa/
External links
- http://www.laetusinpraesens.org/guests/jwbj/jwb1.htm
- http://www.211squadron.org/
- Libya-http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetnorthafrica/Libya/index.html
- Egypt-http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetnorthafrica/Egypt/index.html
- http://www.suezveteransassociation.org.uk/cz-map.html
- http://113squadron.com/id35.htm
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