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Navarin Airfield is a World War II military airfield in Algeria, located approximately 10 km from El Eulma in Sétif Province.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Afrika Korps, Algeria, Allied invasion of Sicily, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, El Eulma, North African campaign, Sétif Province, Twelfth Air Force, United States Army Air Forces, World War II, 2nd Operations Group, 99th Air Base Wing.

  2. 1942 establishments in Algeria
  3. Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Algeria

Afrika Korps

The German Africa Corps (DAK), commonly known as Afrika Korps, was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African campaign of World War II.

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Algeria

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.

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Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers (Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany).

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Mediterranean Theater of Operations

United States Army Air Forces formations and units in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) were the second-largest user of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II.

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El Eulma

El-Eulma (العلمة) is a city in Algeria, located 210 miles east of the capital Algiers.

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North African campaign

The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.

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Sétif Province

Sétif Province (ولاية سطيف, Agezdu n Sṭif) is a province (wilaya) in north-eastern Algeria.

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Twelfth Air Force

The Twelfth Air Force (12 AF; Air Forces Southern, (AFSOUTH)) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC).

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947).

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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2nd Operations Group

The 2d Operations Group (2 OG) is the flying component of the United States Air Force 2d Bomb Wing, assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force.

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99th Air Base Wing

The 99th Air Base Wing (99 ABW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command (ACC) and its ACC subordinate organization, the United States Air Force Warfare Center.

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See also

1942 establishments in Algeria

Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Algeria

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navarin_Airfield