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|coordinates={{Coord|32|05|29|N|020|04|43|E|type:airport}}<ref>[http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetnorthafrica/Libya/slides/Bengasi%20Berca%20Flugplatz%202.html German map of Berca Airfield]</ref> |
|coordinates={{Coord|32|05|29|N|020|04|43|E|type:airport}}<ref>[http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetnorthafrica/Libya/slides/Bengasi%20Berca%20Flugplatz%202.html German map of Berca Airfield]</ref> |
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|caption= German Luftwaffe oblique airphoto of Berca Airfield |
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'''Berca Airfield''' is |
'''Berca Airfield''' is a former civil airport and military airfield, located in the Al Birkah suburb of [[Benghazi]], Libya. |
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The facility appears to be a pre-[[World War II]] civil airport which may have also been used by the Italian [[Regia Aeronautica]] Air Force. After the Italian invasion of Egypt and the arrival of the German Luftwaffe in 1941, it was used by the Axis as a military airfield. |
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After the seizure of Bengazi by the British Eighth Army during the Western Desert Campaign in early 1943, it was used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] during the [[North African Campaign]] by the [[98th Bombardment Group]], which flew [[B-24 Liberator]] heavy bombers from the airfield between 26 March-4 April 1943. |
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Its postwar history is unknown, today the area has been rebuilt into part of the urban area of Benghazi. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 23:11, 16 February 2015
| Berca Airfield | |
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| Bengazi, Libya | |
 German Luftwaffe oblique airphoto of Berca Airfield | |
| Coordinates | 32°05′29″N 020°04′43″E / 32.09139°N 20.07861°E[1] |
| Type | Civil Airport/Military Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | .svg){kind=small} Italian Regia Aeronautica German Luftwaffe United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | Before 1940 |
| In use | 1940-1943 |
Berca Airfield is a former civil airport and military airfield, located in the Al Birkah suburb of Benghazi, Libya.
The facility appears to be a pre-World War II civil airport which may have also been used by the Italian Regia Aeronautica Air Force. After the Italian invasion of Egypt and the arrival of the German Luftwaffe in 1941, it was used by the Axis as a military airfield.
After the seizure of Bengazi by the British Eighth Army during the Western Desert Campaign in early 1943, it was used by the United States Army Air Force during the North African Campaign by the 98th Bombardment Group, which flew B-24 Liberator heavy bombers from the airfield between 26 March-4 April 1943.
Its postwar history is unknown, today the area has been rebuilt into part of the urban area of Benghazi.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from 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.
- 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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