Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport

Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport
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Summary
Airport type	Civil
Operator	Government
Location	Libya
Elevation AMSL	2,000 ft / 610 m
Coordinates	30°42′07.01″N 012°29′02.36″E / 30.7019472°N 12.4839889°E / 30.7019472; 12.4839889
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Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 1,785 5,855 Sand 07/35 2,365 7,758 Asphalt

Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport is an airport in the former Mizda District of Libya, located approximately 266 km south-southwest of Tripoli in the Libyan desert. Its primary use is the transportation of oilfield workers from production facilities in the area.

World War II

During World War II the airfield, then known as Tmed El Chel Airfield was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Force during the North African Campaign against Axis forces.

USAAF Ninth Air Force units which used the airfield were:

• 81st Bombardment Squadron, (12th Bombardment Group), 11 January-3 February 1943, B-25 Mitchell
• 82d Bombardment Squadron, (12th Bombardment Group), 10 January-4 February 1943, B-25 Mitchell

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References

1. ↑  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
   • 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. 

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