Sidi Haneish Airfield  | |
|---|---|
| Part of Ninth Air Force | |
| Coordinates | 31°11′48.41″N 027°33′05.23″E / 31.1967806°N 27.5514528°E |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1942 |
Sidi Haneish Airfield
Location of Sidi Haneish Airfield, Egypt
Sidi Haneish Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Egypt, in the western desert, about 35 km east-southeast of Marsa Matruh; 410 km northeast of Cairo.
It was used by the United States Army Air Force Ninth Air Force during the Eastern Desert Campaign by the British Eighth Army, which the 57th Fighter Group, flew P-40 Warhawks from on 8–12 November 1942.
Close examination of aerial photography of the hard desert shows some evidence of disturbance which could indicate where it existed.
British airfields[]
- The LG-12 (Landing Ground) North site is given as- 31°09′0″N 027°32′0″E / 31.15°N 27.533333°E,
- The LG-13 South is given as- 31°07′5″N 027°31′0″E / 31.11806°N 27.516667°E
- The LG-101 is given as- 31°06′0″N 027°31′0″E / 31.1°N 27.516667°E
- The LG-102 is given as- 31°06′0″N 027°33′5″E / 31.1°N 27.55139°E
See also[]
- List of World War II North Africa Airfields
- David Stirling
- Special Air Service
- No. 450 Squadron RAAF
- No. 601 Squadron RAF
- Second Battle of El Alamein
- 559th Flying Training Squadron
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- 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 (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_sq_of_the_af_wwii.pdf.
- RAF Squadrons by C. G. Jefford. ISBN 1-84037-141-2 (page 133 airfield locations)
External links[]
- http://wikimapia.org/#lat=31.1999177&lon=27.5515437&z=16&l=0&m=b
- lists several airfields in the area. http://books.google.com/books?id=CCbkpfKkhWsC&pg=PA53&dq=RAF+landing+ground+13+sidi+haneish&hl=en&ei=tcW1Tb_SCo7PiAL1ytSvBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=RAF%20landing%20ground%2013%20sidi%20haneish&f=false
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