Sousse Airfield
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TypeMilitary airfield
ControlledbyUnited States Army Air Forces
Coordinates35°49′38.86″N 010°37′55.15″E / 35.8274611°N 10.6319861°E (Approximate)
Built1943
Sousse Airfield.png) | |
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| Part of Twelfth Air Force | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 35°49′38.86″N 010°37′55.15″E / 35.8274611°N 10.6319861°E (Approximate) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943 |
Sousse Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, which was located in the vicinity of Sousse. It was a temporary airfield used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force 31st Fighter Group which flew two squadrons of Supermarine Spitfires from the field between 9 and 19 June 1943
When the Americans pulled out, the airfield was abandoned. There is no evidence left of its existence in aerial photography of the area.
