Blida Airport
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| Blida Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: QLD - ICAO: DAAB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Serves | Blida | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 535 ft (163 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 07/25 | 5,833 | 1,777 | Asphalt |
Blida Airport is an airport in Blida, Algeria (IATA: QLD, ICAO: DAAB).
On November 8th, 1942, during World War II, the airport was taken by the British 11th Infantry Brigade. The event was part of the Operation Torch of the North African Campaign.[1]
Major A. Peter Dewey, America's first Vietnam casualty, departed from the airport on a parchuting mission to South Western France, while serving as a Lieutenant at the Air Transport Command in August 10, 1944. With his company was Jack Hemingway, the son of writer Ernest Hemingway, who, unusually, strapped a fishing rod to his leg before parachuting in.[2]
[edit] References and notes
- ^ Algeria-French Morocco, US Army Campaigns in World War II (html). mtmestas.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
- ^ A. Peter Dewey, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army (html). arlingtoncemetery.net. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
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