Skikda Airport was an airport in
Algeria
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, located approximately 5 km east of
Skikda
Skikda ( ar, سكيكدة; formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District.
History
The Phoenic ...
; about 60 km north-northeast of
Constantine
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* Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I
* Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
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.
The asphalt runway was closed sometime prior to 2004. The area is overbuilt and used as a storage for construction materials.
World War II
During World War II, the facility was known as "Philippeville Airfield". It was a major
Twelfth Air Force
The Twelfth Air Force (12 AF; Air Forces Southern, (AFSOUTH)) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
The command is the air component to U ...
base of operations during the
North African Campaign against the German
Afrika Korps. The
310th Bombardment Group
31 may refer to:
* 31 (number)
Years
* 31 BC
* AD 31
* 1931 CE ('31)
* 2031 CE ('31)
Music
* ''Thirty One'' (Jana Kramer album), 2015
* ''Thirty One'' (Jarryd James album), 2015
* "Thirty One", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''Wild, ...
flew
B-25 Mitchell
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in ...
s from the airfield between 10 November-10 December 1943.
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Transport in Algeria
As the tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Africa and in the Mediterranean region, Algeria has a vast transportation system that includes a large and diverse transportation infrastructure.
Railways
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List of airports in Algeria
References
* Maurer, Maurer. ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. .
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USAFHRA search for Philippeville Airfield* Google Earth Historical Imagery
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Airports in Algeria
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Algeria
World War II airfields in Algeria
Buildings and structures in Skikda Province
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