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- Canrobert Airfield was a World War II military airfield in Algeria, located approximately 4 km south of Oum el Bouaghi, approximately 70 km southeast of Constantine. It was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. The Allied commanders made desperate efforts to prepare forward airfields for the use of fighters and fighter-bombers. Canrobert was one of these intermediate fields. Known Twelfth Air Force units assigned were:
* 47th Bombardment Group, 6–30 March 1943, A-20 Havoc
* 81st Bombardment Squadron, (12th Bombardment Group), 16 March-3 May 1943, B-25 Mitchell
* 82d Bombardment Squadron, (12th Bombardment Group), 16 March-1 May 1943, B-25 Mitchell
* 308th Fighter Squadron, (31st Fighter Squadron), 21–25 February 1943, Spitfire When the Americans moved out in May 1943, the airfield was dismantled and abandoned. Today agriculture has reclaimed the land where the airfield existed, however a faint outline of its main runway can be seen in aerial photography. (en)
- Lapangan Terbang Canrobert adalah sebuah lapangan terbang militer Perang Dunia II di Aljazair, yang terletak sekitar 4 km selatan , sekitar 70 km tenggara Konstantin. Para komandan Sekutu melakukan upaya putus asa untuk mempersiapkan untuk penggunaan pesawat tempur dan pembom tempur. Canrobert adalah salah satu bidang perantara ini. Unit Angkatan Udara Kedua Belas yang diketahui ditugaskan adalah:
* , 6–30 Maret 1943, A-20 Havoc
* Skuadron Pengeboman ke-81,, 16 Maret-3 Mei 1943, B-25 Mitchell
* Skuadron Pengeboman 82,, 16 Maret-1 Mei 1943, B-25 Mitchell
* Skuadron Tempur ke-308,, 21–25 Februari 1943, Spitfire Ketika Amerika pindah pada Mei 1943, lapangan terbang itu dibongkar dan ditinggalkan. Saat ini pertanian telah merebut kembali tanah di mana lapangan terbang itu ada, namun garis samar landasan pacu utamanya dapat dilihat dalam foto udara. (in)
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