About: Orleansville Airfield

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Orleansville Airfield was a World War II military airfield in Algeria, near Chlef, approximately 170 km southwest of Algiers. 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. The prevailing temperatures in the area are some of the hottest in the world, making steel planking unsuitable for airfield use.

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rdf:type	Military Structure
rdfs:label	Orleansville Airfield
rdfs:comment	Orleansville Airfield was a World War II military airfield in Algeria, near Chlef, approximately 170 km southwest of Algiers. 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. The prevailing temperatures in the area are some of the hottest in the world, making steel planking unsuitable for airfield use.
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lon deg	1(xsd:integer)
Built	1942(xsd:integer)
Partof	Twelfth Air Force
Label	Orleansville Airfield
lat sec	54(xsd:integer)
float	right
lon sec	36(xsd:integer)
Name	Orleansville Airfield70px
Type	Military airfield
Caption	Location of Orleansville Airfield, Algeria
Width	200(xsd:integer)
marksize	6(xsd:integer)
lon dir	E
lat dir	N
used	1942(xsd:integer)
lat min	9(xsd:integer)
lon min	19(xsd:integer)
lat deg	36(xsd:integer)
controlledby	United States Army Air Forces
Position	left
abstract	Orleansville Airfield was a World War II military airfield in Algeria, near Chlef, approximately 170 km southwest of Algiers. 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. The prevailing temperatures in the area are some of the hottest in the world, making steel planking unsuitable for airfield use. The airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force 52d Fighter Group during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. It operated from the field between 2–20 January 1943. After the 52d moved out the airfield was dismantled. Today, there are no remaining traces of the airfield as the area around the town of Chlef has grown substantially since the war. The urban development has obliterated any trace of the airfield. It is unknown precisely where the airfield was actually located due to the changed landscape over the past 60 years.

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