Rerhaia Airfield was a

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military airfield in

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, located approximately 3 km northwest of Boudouaou, about 32 km east-southeast of Algiers. It was used by the

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350th Fighter Group The 350th Fighter Group was an air combat unit of the United States Army Air Force formed in 1942 and inactivated in 1945. The fighter group consisted of 345th, 346th and 347th Fighter Squadron. The group was formed in England in 1942 flying Be ...

between July and November 1943 during the North African Campaign against the German

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. It was also used by the

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, which flew Bristol Beaufighters from the field between 27 December 1943 – 25 January 1944. Today, the remnants of the main

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and other areas can be seen in

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References

* Maurer, Maurer. ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. . *

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