Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport
| Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Libya | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,000 ft / 610 m | ||||||||||||||
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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
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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