S 54 Airfield in africa 1943

[roumsetom]

Hello,
Would anybody know the localization of the "S54" aairfield"? All that I know, it is that it's at one ohour of flight from Thies airfield in Senegal.
greetings
Franck

[Larry]

Assuming a WW2 aircraft of the period would travel at 200 to 250 mph then you should look for airfields in a 250 mile radius of Thies. I cannot see that there were any airfields inland and most appear to be built on the coast.

250 miles south east gets you to Guinea but I cannot find an airfield there from WW2. However north of Thies is an airfield in range at Port Etienne in Western Sahara. It was used by Coastal Command Sunderlands and Hudsons, so it had a runway as well as facilities for flying boats.

343 and 344 (Free French) Sqns were also based there equipped with Wellingtons in 1943

In Africa LG was the common abbreviation for Landing Ground which was followed by a number. Perhaps S54 is a French designation

[roumsetom]

Hi Larry
thank's for your answer. I will have a look on the unit's record book. Maybe the answer is inside.
Regards
Franck

[Larry]

Franck,

Which unit are you studying?

[roumsetom]

Larry,
I'm studing french bomber group II/63 which was at Thiès Air Base in 1942-43
Franck