Ain M'lila Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Algeria, located approximately 17 km north-northwest of Aïn Kercha in Oum el Bouaghi province, about 50 km south-southeast of Constantine. It was built by the Army Corps of Engineers on a flat, dry lakebed at an altitude of 2580 feet, designed for heavy bomber use by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign with concrete runways, hardstands and taxiways. Billeting and support facilities consisted of tents. Due to its high altitude, the days were hot and the nights cold. Known units which operated from Ain M'lila were:
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| - Ain M'lila Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Algeria, located approximately 17 km north-northwest of Aïn Kercha in Oum el Bouaghi province, about 50 km south-southeast of Constantine. It was built by the Army Corps of Engineers on a flat, dry lakebed at an altitude of 2580 feet, designed for heavy bomber use by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign with concrete runways, hardstands and taxiways. Billeting and support facilities consisted of tents. Due to its high altitude, the days were hot and the nights cold. Known units which operated from Ain M'lila were: (en)
- Lapangan Terbang Ain M'lila adalah lapangan terbang militer Perang Dunia II yang ditinggalkan di Aljazair, terletak sekitar 17 km utara-barat laut Aïn Kercha di provinsi Oum el Bouaghi, sekitar 50 km selatan-tenggara Konstantin. Dibangun oleh Korps Insinyur Angkatan Darat di atas dasar danau yang datar dan kering pada ketinggian 2.580 kaki, dirancang untuk penggunaan pembom berat oleh Pasukan Udara Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat selama Pasukan Udara Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat selama Kampanye Afrika Utara dengan landasan pacu beton, hardstand dan taxiway. Billeting dan fasilitas pendukung terdiri dari tenda. Karena ketinggiannya, siang hari panas dan malam dingin. Unit yang diketahui beroperasi dari Ain M'lila adalah: (in)
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| - Location of Ain M'lila Airfield, Algeria (en)
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| - Ain M'lila Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Algeria, located approximately 17 km north-northwest of Aïn Kercha in Oum el Bouaghi province, about 50 km south-southeast of Constantine. It was built by the Army Corps of Engineers on a flat, dry lakebed at an altitude of 2580 feet, designed for heavy bomber use by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign with concrete runways, hardstands and taxiways. Billeting and support facilities consisted of tents. Due to its high altitude, the days were hot and the nights cold. Known units which operated from Ain M'lila were:
* 2d Bombardment Group, 17 June-31 July 1943, B-17 Flying Fortress
* 301st Bombardment Group, 17 January - 6 March 1943, B-17 Flying Fortress
* 321st Bombardment Group, 12 March-1 June 1943, B-25 Mitchell The Americans pulled out in the summer of 1943, heading to their new bases around Foggia, Italy and Ain M'lila was abandoned. The engineers dismantled what they could and the airfield was reclaimed by the desert. Today only faint traces can be seen on aerial photography. (en)
- Lapangan Terbang Ain M'lila adalah lapangan terbang militer Perang Dunia II yang ditinggalkan di Aljazair, terletak sekitar 17 km utara-barat laut Aïn Kercha di provinsi Oum el Bouaghi, sekitar 50 km selatan-tenggara Konstantin. Dibangun oleh Korps Insinyur Angkatan Darat di atas dasar danau yang datar dan kering pada ketinggian 2.580 kaki, dirancang untuk penggunaan pembom berat oleh Pasukan Udara Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat selama Pasukan Udara Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat selama Kampanye Afrika Utara dengan landasan pacu beton, hardstand dan taxiway. Billeting dan fasilitas pendukung terdiri dari tenda. Karena ketinggiannya, siang hari panas dan malam dingin. Unit yang diketahui beroperasi dari Ain M'lila adalah:
* , 17 Juni-31 Juli 1943, B-17 Flying Fortress
* , 17 Januari - 6 Maret 1943, B-17 Flying Fortress
* , 12 Maret-1 Juni 1943, B-25 Mitchell Amerika ditarik keluar pada musim panas 1943, menuju pangkalan baru mereka di sekitar Foggia, Italia dan Ain M'lila ditinggalkan. Para insinyur membongkar apa yang mereka bisa dan lapangan terbang itu direklamasi oleh gurun. Saat ini hanya jejak samar yang dapat dilihat pada foto udara.
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