Goubrine Airfield
Goubrine Airfield | |
|---|---|
| Part ofTwelfth Air Force | |
| Coordinates | 35°32′08.76″N010°38′40.63″E/ 35.5357667°N 10.6446194°E |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-1944 |
Goubrine Airfield
Location of Goubrine Airfield, Tunisia
Goubrine Airfieldis an abandoned military airfield inTunisia,about 10 km south of Manzil Kāmil, and 145 km south-southeast ofTunis.Its last known use was by theUnited States Army Air ForceTwelfth Air Forcein 1943 during theNorth African Campaignagainst the GermanAfrika Korps.It was used by the following units:
- HQ51st Troop Carrier Wing,24 July-29 August 1943
- 4th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 25 June-7 September 1943,C-47 Skytrain
- 7th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 26 July-6 September 1943,C-47 Skytrain
- 8th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 28 July-7 September 1943,C-47 Skytrain
- 51st Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 2 July-6 September 1943,C-47 Skytrain
After the Americans moved out, the airfield was dismantled and abandoned. Today, the precise location of the field can not be determined, as agricultural use has erased all evidence of its existence.
References
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This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theAir Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer.Air Force Combat Units of World War II.Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983.ISBN0-89201-092-4.
