Pont du Fahs Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in
Tunisia
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, which was located approximately 6 km west-southwest of
El Fahs, and 55 km southwest of
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
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Luftwaffe
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...
-held airfield prior to the
Operation Torch landings, it was the home of the 5.(Pz.)/Schlachtgeschwader 1, flying
Henschel Hs 129
The Henschel Hs 129 was a World War II ground-attack aircraft fielded by the German ''Luftwaffe''. The aircraft saw combat in Tunisia and on the Eastern Front.
A key requirement of the original specification was that the aircraft be powered b ...
ground attack aircraft. It was captured by British parachute infantry forces on 29 November 1942. Once in Allied hands, it was used by
B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers of the
United States Army Air Force
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...
XII Bomber Command
XII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces formation. Its last assignment was with the Twelfth Air Force, based in Corsica, France. It was constituted on 26 February 1942, activated on 13 March 1942, and inactivated on 10 J ...
97th 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.
See also
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El Fahs
* Pont du Fahs Airfield is the seventh mission in
Sniper Elite III
References
* Maurer, Maurer. ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. .
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External links
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Tunisia
Airfields of the Fifteenth Air Force during World War II