Soltane Airfield is an abandoned
World War II military airfield in
Tunisia, which was located approximately 5 km southeast of Ain Soltane (Sidi-Nsar-Allah), about 170 km south-southwest of
Tunis.
It was a temporary airfield built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, used by the
United States Army Air Force Ninth Air Force during the
Tunisian Campaign. It was used by the
57th Fighter Group, which flew
P-40 Warhawks from the airfield between 21 March and 4 April 1943.
When the Americans moved out at the end of April 1943, the airfield was dismantled and abandoned. The airfield's precise location is now undetermined, as agricultural fields have obliterated its existence.
References
Further reading
* Maurer, Maurer
''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''.Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. 521 p .
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Tunisia
World War II airfields in Tunisia
Airports established in 1943