| El Assa Airfield El Assa Flugplatz | |
|---|---|
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by |  GermanLuftwaffe United States Army Air Forces |
| Location | |
  El Assa Airfield Location of El Assa Airfield, Libya | |
| Coordinates | 32°49′56″N011°35′58″E / 32.83222°N 11.59944°E /32.83222; 11.59944[1][2] |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| In use | 1941-1943 |
El Assa Airfield is an abandonedWorld War II military airfield located in thedistrict ofNuqat al Khams,Libya. It is about 140 km west ofTripoli near theTunisianborder.
The facility was built either by the ItalianRegia Aeronautica or GermanLuftwaffe about 1941. After the seizure of the area by the British Eighth Army during the Western Desert Campaign in early 1943, it was used by theNinth Air Force of theUnited States Army Air Force's 83d Bombardment Squadron (12th Bombardment Group) between 3 March and 4 April 1943. The 83d flewB-25 Mitchell medium bombers from the airfield.
The airfield was most likely constructed from compacted sand, with tents used as support facilities. Today, it is unrecognizable, being taken over by the desert.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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