Ismailia Air Base Explained

Ismailia Air Base
RAF Ismailia
RAF Moascar
Ensign:Flag of Egypt.svg
Ensign Size:70px
Native Name:ar|قاعدة الاسماعيلية الجوية
Location:Ismailia, Ismailia Governorate
Country:Egypt
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Label:Ismailia Air Base
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Egypt
Used:1915 - present
Ownership:Ministry of Defense (Egypt)
Operator:Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Egyptian Air Force
Controlledby:Royal Air Force (1935-1956)
Ninth Air Force (1942)
Egyptian Air Force (1956 – present)
Battles:World War II
Elevation:11m (36feet)
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length:980m (3,220feet)
R1-Surface:Asphalt

Ismailia Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located approximately west-northwest of the city of Ismailia; northeast of Cairo, Egypt.

History

Ismailia was a pre-World War II station, originally opened by the British about 1915 as Moascar.

On 5–7 November 1938, RAF Vickers Wellesley aircraft set a non-stop distance record by flying from Ismailia to Darwin, Australia, a distance of 7,162 miles (11520.4 km).

During World War II, the airfield, then known as RAF Ismailia, continued to be used as a military airfield by the British Royal Air Force and also the United States Army Air Forces during the North African campaign against Axis forces.

History

Royal Air Force
  • United States Army Air Forces (Ninth Air Force)
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    Current use

    The base houses an Mil Mi-17 unit and further this baseis being used for other military movements.[2]

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    Notes and References

      • Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. .
      • Book: Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II. 1969. reprint. 1982. Office of Air Force History. Washington, DC. 0-405-12194-6. 72556. 70605402.
    1. Web site: Egypt - Air Force - Al Ismailiyah. Scramble.nl. 27 November 2024.