except that one is in Tunisia and the other in Algeria ??
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Precisely because one is in Tunisia and the other in Algeria .... I thought for a long time that it is only one and the same airport, but sources say that once it is Tunisia and the second time ALgeria ... One of them existed even before the war, the latter is only a temporary war airport. At least that's how I understood it ... Which is but which I don't know.
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Well, I have doubts about those sources, because even the British in the squadrons of the RAF sometimes confuse it (I have already come across it that they claimed that it was algeria and yet it was Tunisia), moreover, according to previous dislocations, it seems that even where they claim that it was the Jendouba in Algeria they mean here in Tunis, because the next dislocation was also in Tunis a few kilometers away. Otherwise, from the sources I have for amikas, it is not possible to know when alzir thinks and when tunis
there it was also originally written that it should be in Algeria. But why would the unit in APRIL 1943 move southwest of Alzir (the city) when fighting in Tunis, and according to this map
I wonder if the territory of this base was already in Allied hands, so it makes more sense to move the bombers closer to the front than some 700km he gave in Algeria, right? In addition, the previous station Oulmene seems to be this
which is also very close to the front in Tunisia, so why would they return further towards the city of Alzir? That doesn't make sense to me.
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According to the sources below it is the one and the same airport, which is located in Tunisia. I suggest merge into one topic (in Tunisia) and the discussion leave.
Citace :
Souk el Arba (TONS) (c. 36 30 N – 08 46 E) General: landing ground in the vicinity of the town of Souk el Arba that was immediately adjacent to the larger town of Jendouba in the hilly terrain of NW Tunisia. Exact location in respect to the town not determined but one seemingly reliable source states that it was on the side of the town. Initially rated for fighters but later expanded and improved to meet the requirements for medium bombers. History: built by the French and became and key RAF airfield in NW Tunisia since the beginning of the campaign in November of 1942. No record found of Axis possession or use. Surface and Dimensions: and the cultivated field he and treeless, level plateau in midNovember 1942 that was soon transformed into a large RAF fighter airfield. Infrastructure: none initially. Dispersal: none initially. Remarks: 10 Nov 42: occupied by 16 French LeO 45 medium bombers, according to aerial photos. 16 Nov 42: captured by the British 1st Parachute Brigade. A few days later, work began to build new dispersals, fuel dumps and ammunition dumps. 6 Dec 42: occupied by 45 RAF fighters. [Sources: AFHRA A5263-And pp.256-61, 271-77 (Tunisia 28 Nov 43); chronologies; BA-MA; NARA; PRO/NA; website ww2.dk] Souk el Arba – Sloane Square (TONNES) (c. 36 30 N – 08 46 E) General: satellite landing ground in the vicinity of Souk el Arba town and just With of Souk el Arba landing ground. Exact location in respect to the town not determined. History: built by the Allies in 1943. No record found of Axis use. [Sources: AFHRA A5263-And pp.256-61, 271-77 (Tunisia 28 Nov 43); chronologies; BA-MA; NARA; PRO/NA; website ww2.dk]
And also on the website of the 255. squadron http://www.255.org.uk/ww2-nafrica.html states that the three machines were moved to liberated the airport, Souk el Arba, in Tunisia, the other runway then built Američené.
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