Lourmel Airfield

Lourmel Airfield
Part of Twelfth Air Force
Site information
Type	Military airfield
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces
Location
Coordinates	35°17′05.84″N002°56′30.02″W / 35.2849556°N 2.9416722°W / 35.2849556; -2.9416722
Site history
Built	1942
In use	1942-1943

Lourmel Airfield

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Location of Lourmel Airfield, Algeria

Lourmel Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Algeria, located in the El Amria area.

During World War II it was a civil airport seized by the United States Army during the Operation Torch landings in November 1942. After its capture from the Vichy French, it was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force 61st Troop Carrier Group during the North African Campaign.

The 61st flew C-47 Skytrain transports from the airfield from 15 May-21 June 1943.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN   0-89201-092-4.
• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN   0-405-12194-6. LCCN   70605402. OCLC   72556. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016.