Mostaganem Airport (original) (raw)
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Airport in Algeria
| Mostaganem Airport | |
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| IATA: MQVICAO: noneLID: DA14 | |
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Public |
| Location | Algeria |
| Elevation AMSL | 732 ft / 223 m |
| Coordinates | 35°54′31.99″N 000°08′56.39″E / 35.9088861°N 0.1489972°E / 35.9088861; 0.1489972 |
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  MQVLocation of airport in Algeria |
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| Runways | |
| Direction Length Surface ft m 23/05 3,550 1,800 Asphalt 31/13 2,275 100 Asphalt |
Mostaganem Airport is a civilian airport in Mostaganem Province, Algeria (IATA: MQV), located about 280 km west-southwest of Algiers. The airport has no commercial air service, and is sparsely used by general aviation.
During World War II, the facility was known as "Matemore Airfield". It was a major Twelfth Air Force Troop Carrier transport base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. It was used by the following combat units:
- 4th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 18 May-25 June 1943, C-47 Skytrain
- 7th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 21 May-22 June 1943, C-47 Skytrain
- 8th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 17 May-1 June 1943, C-47 Skytrain
- 51st Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 16 May-2 July 1943, C-47 Skytrain
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.
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