Telerghma Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Telerghma | ||||||||||
| Location | Algeria | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,484 ft / 757 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°6′30″N6°21′50″E / 36.10833°N 6.36389°E /36.10833; 6.36389 (Telerghma Airport (Telerghma)) | ||||||||||
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| Source: World Aero Data[1] Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] | |||||||||||
Telerghma Airport is a joint-use civilian/military airport inAlgeria (ICAO:DAAM), just south of the city of Telerghma, about 300 km east ofAlgiers.
Built by the French Colonial government prior toWorld War II, the small airport was seized by American Forces in the initial aftermath of theOperation Torch landings on 2 December 1942. By 13 December, French troops and United States Army Engineers had improved the runway sufficiently for17th Bombardment GroupB-26 Marauder medium bombers to begin using the facility, now known as "Telerghma Airfield." MajorTwelfth Air Force units assigned to the airfield during theNorth African Campaign were:
After the Battle of North Africa ended, Telerghma Airfield was converted into a Bombardment Training Center, used to instructFrench Air Force ground and bomber crews in safe and effective tactical operation and maintenance of American fighter and bomber aircraft. The training center closed at the end of October 1944, and the airfield was returned to civil authorities.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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