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| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
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| Coordinates | 36°08′05.06″N010°26′14.85″E / 36.1347389°N 10.4374583°E /36.1347389; 10.4374583 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943 |
Hergla Airfield is an abandoned military airfield inTunisia, located approximately 12 km north-northwest ofHarqalah in al Janubiyah Wilayat province, about 90 km south-southwest ofTunis.
DuringWorld War II it was used by theUnited States Army Air Force during theNorth African Campaign as a bomber base, first for medium, and later for heavy bombers.
Primary targets from Hergla were inSicily and mainlandItaly. As targets moved out of range, the groups moved to Italy and by November 1943 the airfield was closed. When the Americans moved out, the base was largely abandoned. For many years only faint evidence of the main runway and some taxiways were visible in aerial photos of the area, but the land had returned largely to its natural state. TheEnfidha – Hammamet International Airport was built in its place and opened in 2009.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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