Al Ismailiyah Air Base

Al Ismailiyah Air Base
RAF Ismailia
Near: Ismailia, Egypt

Members of No. 458 Squadron RAAF at RAF Ismailia, 1942
Al Ismailiyah Air Base
Location in Egypt
Coordinates 30°35′53.75″N 032°14′12.86″E / 30.5982639°N 32.2369056°E / 30.5982639; 32.2369056Coordinates: 30°35′53.75″N 032°14′12.86″E / 30.5982639°N 32.2369056°E / 30.5982639; 32.2369056
Site information
Owner Egyptian Armed Forces
Operator  Royal Air Force
 United States Army Air Forces
 Egyptian Air Force
Controlled by Royal Air Force (1935-1956)
Ninth Air Force (1942)
Egyptian Air Force (1956-Present)
Site history
Battles/wars

World War II

Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 3217 ft Asphalt

Al Ismailiyah Air Base is an Egyptian Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية المصرية, Al-Qūwāt al-Gawwīyä al-Miṣrīyä) base, located approximately 4 km west-northwest of Ismailia; (Al Isma`iliyah); 116 km northeast of Cairo.

History

During World War II, the airfield, then known as RAF Ismailia or Ismailia Airfield, was used as a military airfield by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force during the North African Campaign against Axis forces. Ismailia was a pre-World War II station, originally opened about 1916.

Today, the airfield is an active Egyptian Air Force base. Its World War II configuration is still evident in aerial photography.

Major units assigned

Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces (Ninth Air Force)

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See also

References

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

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