Lod Air Force Base

Lod Air Force Base
Lod Air Force Base
Location of Lod Air Force Base

Lod Air Force Base, also Air Force Base 27, was an Israeli Air Force base that was part of the Ben Gurion International Airport, located approximately 7 km (4 mi) north of Lod; 8 km (5 mi) east-southeast of Tel Aviv.

From 1940 to 1948 it was known as RAF Lydda while under British Royal Air Force control.

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History

Before the Israeli declaration of independence, the base was a British installation known as RAF Lydda — a Royal Air Force station in Palestine between 1943 and 1948.

The Ben Gurion International Airport, built in 1936 as Lydda Airport, was used by the RAF during the Second World War becoming RAF Lydda on March 1, 1943. The base officially closed down on August 2, 2008, after its last units moved to Nevatim.

RAF Operational units

Between July and November, 1942, the US Army, Middle East Air Force (USAMEAF) operated B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator aircraft from RAF Lydda. These aircraft were reassigned to Egypt in November.

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Notes

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

Bibliography

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  • Sturtivant, Ray, ISO and John Hamlin. RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. ISBN 0-85130-365-X.