El Haouaria Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Tunisia, located approximately 44 km northeast of Tāklisah; about 40 km east of Tunis. It was a temporary airfield constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1943 during the Tunisian Campaign in the Second World War.
El Haouaria Airfield | |
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Part of Ninth Air Force | |
Coordinates | 37°02′21.93″N 011°00′31.86″E / 37.0394250°N 11.0088500°E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1943 |
In use | 1943 |
El Haouaria was used primarily by the United States Army Air Force Ninth Air Force 324th Fighter Group during June through early October 1943, flying P-40 Warhawks. After the 324th left for Menzel Heurr Airfield, the airfield was dismantled and abandoned. Today[when?], only remains of the runway are visible in aerial photography.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency