Nanur Airport is an airport in the Wadi Maymun Darraj region of

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, located approximately 200 km south-southeast of

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in the Libyan desert. Although listed as a civil airport, it appears to function as a reserve

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airfield. It comprises a long runway with a parallel taxiway and a parking ramp. There are no permanent structures visible, nor are there any production oilfields in the area.

World War II

During

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the airfield, then known as Darragh Airfield was used as a military airfield by the

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Ninth Air Force 57th Fighter Group during the North African Campaign against Axis forces. The 57th flew

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s from the airfield between 19 January-3 March 1943 before moving forward with the

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. * Maurer, Maurer. ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. . * The current airfield appears to be overlaid on its World War II predecessor facility.

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OpenStreetMap - Nanur
Airport Database

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World War II

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