Montesquieu Airfield.png) | |
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| Part ofTwelfth Air Force | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 36°04′27.64″N007°49′14.28″E / 36.0743444°N 7.8206333°E /36.0743444; 7.8206333 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1942-1943 |
Montesquieu Airfield was aWorld War II military airfield inAlgeria, located in the mountains nearM'Daourouch, about 112 km southeast ofConstantine. Its precise location is undetermined. It was built by theUS Army Corps of Engineers and was used by theUnited States Army Air ForceTwelfth Air Force during theNorth African Campaign against the GermanAfrika Korps.
When the Americans moved east toTunisia in June 1943, the airfield was dismantled and abandoned. There are several possible locations of the field visible in aerial photography in the mountains just north of M'Daourouch, but its precise location cannot be determined.
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