Luftwaffe Air Bases in Tunisia

[Larry deZeng]

Andrew and Morten are right.

Mezzouna (today: Al Mazzünah) – 86 km almost due west of Sfax, and
Maknassy (today: Al Miknäsi) – 106 km almost due west of Sfax and about 21 km past Messouna.
They were both situated along a railway line and therefore relatively easy to keep supplied with fuel and ordnance.

Source:
British Air Ministry A.I.2(b) map show all Tunisian airfields and dated approximately March 1943; in: British NA AIR 40/1968.

But your best bet is to purchase their find study of Fw 190 operations in Tunisia which includes color maps of the country that give the locations of most airfields.

Larry

[88jimmeyer]

Larry,
Thanks for this information.

Morten,
I got the book from the inter- libary exchange and had to return it and I was not finished yet.

Andrew,
I have sent you a email.

Does anybody know the name of the fighter base led by Ltn. Kurt Buhligen II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 2 in January 1943?
Was this base located at Kairouan Tunisia?

Jim

[Nick Beale]

Here's a map from the National Archives that might help (can't remember which file I got it from, right now)

It's in two halves to get around the size limit on attachments.

[88jimmeyer]

Thanks Nick.

Where these maps used by Allied Forces?

Jim

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by 88jimmeyer

Thanks Nick.

Where these maps used by Allied Forces?

Jim

I'd imagine so, since it came from an intelligence file.