Canrobert Airfield.png) | |
|---|---|
| Part ofTwelfth Air Force | |
 Douglas Boston Mark III, AL740, of No. 114 Squadron RAF is refuelled for a further operation at Canrobert during World War II. | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Location | |
 | |
| Coordinates | 35°50′34.05″N007°07′12.39″E / 35.8427917°N 7.1201083°E /35.8427917; 7.1201083 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943 |
Canrobert Airfield was aWorld War II military airfield inAlgeria, located approximately 4 km south ofOum El Bouaghi, approximately 70 km southeast ofConstantine. It was used by theUnited States Army Air ForceTwelfth Air Force during theNorth African campaign against the GermanAfrika Korps. The Allied commanders made desperate efforts to prepareforward airfields for the use of fighters and fighter-bombers. Canrobert was one of these intermediate fields.[1]
Known Twelfth Air Force units assigned were:
When the Americans moved out in May 1943, the airfield was dismantled and abandoned. Today agriculture has reclaimed the land where the airfield existed; however, a faint outline of its main runway can be seen in aerial photography.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
