About: Souk-el-Arba Airfield

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Souk-el-Arba Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, located approximately 2.3 km southeast of Jendouba; 130 km west-southwest of Tunis. It was a temporary airfield constructed by Army Engineers using compacted earth for its runway, parking and dispersal areas, not designed for heavy aircraft or for long term use. Also known as Engle Field, it was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African campaign. Known units assigned to he airfield were:

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rdfs:comment	Souk-el-Arba Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, located approximately 2.3 km southeast of Jendouba; 130 km west-southwest of Tunis. It was a temporary airfield constructed by Army Engineers using compacted earth for its runway, parking and dispersal areas, not designed for heavy aircraft or for long term use. Also known as Engle Field, it was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African campaign. Known units assigned to he airfield were:
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Built	1943(xsd:integer)
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Label	Souk-el-Arba Airfield
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Type	Military airfield
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lon dir	E
lat dir	N
used	1943(xsd:integer)
lat min	31(xsd:integer)
lon min	44(xsd:integer)
lat deg	36(xsd:integer)
controlledby	United States Army Air Forces
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abstract	Souk-el-Arba Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, located approximately 2.3 km southeast of Jendouba; 130 km west-southwest of Tunis. It was a temporary airfield constructed by Army Engineers using compacted earth for its runway, parking and dispersal areas, not designed for heavy aircraft or for long term use. Also known as Engle Field, it was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African campaign. Known units assigned to he airfield were: * HQ, 47th Bombardment Wing, 8 June-7 August 1943 * 47th Bombardment Group, 13 April-1 July 1943, A-20 Havoc * 321st Bombardment Group, 1 June-8 August 1943, B-25 Mitchell * 82d Fighter Group, 13 June-3 August 1943, P-38 Lightning After the Americans moved east to Sicily in August, the airfield was closed and dismantled. Today, the former main runway is visible in aerial photography and, other than two hangars south of the runway, no buildings or physical features remain.

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