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Grombalia Airfield
Grombalia Airfield;
Part of Twelfth Air Force
Coordinates	36°40′39.29″N 010°26′41.26″E / 36.6775806°N 10.4447944°E
Type	Military Airfield
Site information
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built	1943
In use	1943

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Grombalia Airfield

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Location of Grombalia Airfield, Tunisia

Grombalia Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, which is located approximately 112km east-southeast of Hammam-Lif, about 16km southeast of Tunis. It was a temporary airfield constructed by Army Engineers using Pierced Steel Planking (PSP) for its runway, parking and dispersal areas, not designed for heavy aircraft or for long term use.

It was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force 82d Fighter Group during the North African Campaign, flying P-38 Lightnings from the airfield between August and October 1943.

After the Americans moved east in October, the airfield was closed and dismantled. Today, the former main runway is visible in aerial photography, however no buildings or physical features remain.

References

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.
Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975

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-'''Grombalia  Airfield''' is an abandoned military airfield in [[Tunisia]], which was located in the vicinity of Grombalia, 9km north-northwest of Bū `Urqūb, and 10km southwest of Zāwiyat al Jadīdī. Its precise location is undetermined.
+'''Grombalia  Airfield''' is an abandoned [[World War II]] military airfield in [[Tunisia]], which is located approximately 112km east-southeast of Hammam-Lif, about 16km southeast of [[Tunis]].  It was a temporary airfield constructed by Army Engineers using Pierced Steel Planking (PSP) for its runway, parking and dispersal areas, not designed for heavy aircraft or for long term use.
-During [[World War II]] it was used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Twelfth Air Force]] during the [[North African Campaign]].
+It was used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Twelfth Air Force]] [[82d Fighter Group]] during the [[North African Campaign]], flying [[P-38 Lightning]]s from the airfield between August and October 1943.
+After the Americans moved east in October, the airfield was closed and dismantled. Today, the former main runway is visible in aerial photography, however no buildings or physical features remain.
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