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| Part ofTwelfth Air Force | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
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| Coordinates | 36°21′00.10″N009°50′42.21″E / 36.3500278°N 9.8450583°E /36.3500278; 9.8450583 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943 |
Pont du Fahs Airfield is an abandoned military airfield inTunisia, which was located approximately 6 km west-southwest ofEl Fahs, and 55 km southwest ofTunis.
ALuftwaffe-held airfield prior to theOperation Torch landings, it was home to the 5.(Pz.)/Schlachtgeschwader 1, flyingHenschel Hs 129 ground attack aircraft. It was captured by British parachute infantry forces on 29 November 1942. Once in Allied hands, it was used byB-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers of theUnited States Army Air ForceXII Bomber Command97th Bombardment Group.
The 97th moved out in mid-August 1943 and after that the airfield was largely abandoned. Today some evidence of the airfield remains with the main runway being visible in aerial photography and traces of taxiways and disbursement hardstands.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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