Lete Airfield is an abandoned
World War II military airfield located in the vicinity of Al Jukhkh al Kabir; about 10 km east of
Benghazi
Benghazi () , ; it, Bengasi; tr, Bingazi; ber, Bernîk, script=Latn; also: ''Bengasi'', ''Benghasi'', ''Banghāzī'', ''Binghāzī'', ''Bengazi''; grc, Βερενίκη (''Berenice'') and ''Hesperides''., group=note (''lit. Son of he Ghazi ...
. Its precise location is undetermined, likely redeveloped as part of the suburbs of Benghazi.
It was used by the
United States Army Air Force Ninth Air Force during the Eastern Desert Campaign by the
British Eighth Army
The Eighth Army was an Allied field army formation of the British Army during the Second World War, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns. Units came from Australia, British India, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Free French Forces, ...
by the
343rd Bombardment Squadron (
98th Bombardment Group) from 3 March-25 September 1943,
B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and some initial production aircraft were laid down as export models des ...
and the
344th Bombardment Squadron (
98th Bombardment Group), from 4 March-24 September 1943,
B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and some initial production aircraft were laid down as export models des ...
.
References
Further reading
* Maurer, Maurer
''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''.Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. 521p..
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Libya
World War II airfields in Libya
Airports established in 1943