Goubrine 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 | 35°32′08.76″N010°38′40.63″E / 35.5357667°N 10.6446194°E /35.5357667; 10.6446194 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-1944 |
Goubrine Airfield is an abandoned military airfield inTunisia, about 10 km south of Manzil Kāmil, and 145 km south-southeast ofTunis. Its last known use was by theUnited States Army Air ForceTwelfth Air Force in 1943 during theNorth African Campaign against the GermanAfrika Korps. It was used by the following units:
After the Americans moved out, the airfield was dismantled and abandoned. Today, the precise location of the field can not be determined, as agricultural use has erased all evidence of its existence.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
