Bir El Abd Airfield

[Col Joe Molyson, USAF]

Does anyone know the location of this base in North Africa?

This was a Luftwaffe base in October 1942. A town of this name is located in Egypt east of Cairo, but I'm fairly sure the Luftwaffe would not have been there in Oct 42.

Thanks

Joe

[Jaap Woortman]

According to Mattiello's Fliegerhorstkommandanturen und Flugplätze der deutschen Luftwaffe 1935-1935 Bir el Abd is in Egypt, 72 km South East of Fuka.

Jaap

[Col Joe Molyson, USAF]

Jaap:

Thanks very much! I appreciate the information.

Joe

[Col Joe Molyson, USAF]

Jaap:

When I posted Bir el Abd on my Africa map, I noticed that this placed the airfield south of the Quatarra Depression. Were their Axis forces deployed south of this feature?

[Jaap Woortman]

Dear Col.,

It was a pleasure for me to be able to help you, but North Africa is out of my area.
Crete ok, it has my interest but North Africa is not my cup of soup. What I can do is sending you some websites were you can find information about "das deutsche Afrika Korps(DAK)".

Jaap


[This message has been edited by Jaap Woortman (edited 01 March 2001).]

[Col Joe Molyson, USAF]

Thanks for the help you've given me. I am excited about the site and hope to contribute in the future.

Joe

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Doug Norrie
Bir el Abd
Wed Feb 21 06:39:57 2001


Bir el Abd located approx. 20 miles west of El Alamein and approx. 20 miles south of Ghazal and LG 106, Egypt.
Source: map in 'Eagles Strike' by James Ambrose Brown, page 202.
What Luftwaffe units were there?
Doug

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Charles Bavaroise
Units at Bir el Abd
Wed Feb 21 15:30:19 2001


According to the GQM-reports at least the following units were at Bir-el-Abd in 1942:

III./Zerstörergeschwader 1 with Bf 109 E-7s

I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 with Bf 109 F-4/Bs

4.(H)/12, a recce-Staffel, with Bf 109 F-4s and Bf 110s and

I./SKG 10 with Bf 109 F-4s.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Doug Norrie
Thanks
Thu Feb 22 06:27:03 2001


Thanks Charles

[Col Joe Molyson, USAF]

Thanks again. This seems to position the airfield more centrally in the Axis occupied area.

I have ordered the book on Luftwaffe airfields from Osnabruck. when I complete my airfield list I will post it.

Joe