Borj El Amri Airport
(Redirected from Massicault Airfield)
Borj El Amri Airport مطار برج العامري Maṭār Burj el-‘Āmrī | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Tunisia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Borj El Amri | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 108 ft / 33 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°43′16″N 09°56′35″E / 36.72111°N 9.94306°E | ||||||||||
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  DTTE Location in Tunisia | |||||||||||
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Borj El Amri Airport (ICAO: DTTI) is a small airport near Borj El Amri, a city in the Manouba Governorate of Tunisia. The airport is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Tunis and has a functional asphalt runway. The airport is used as a training site for the Aviation School of Borj El Amri,[3] belonging to the Tunisian Ministry of Defense.[4]
World War II
[edit]During World War II, the airport was known as Massicault Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign. Known units assigned were:[5]
- 2d Bombardment Group, 31 Jul-2 Dec 1943, B-17 Flying Fortress
- 320th Bombardment Group, 29 Jun-28 Jul 1943, B-26 Marauder
- 68th Reconnaissance Group, Oct-Nov 1943, F-4/F-5 Lightning
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Airport information for DTTI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for DTTI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Aviation School of Borj ElAmri". www.defense.tn. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "Home". www.defense.tn. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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