WW2 1st Fighter Group Bases - 27th & 71st Fighter Squadrons
Nouvion, Algeria, Nov-Dec 1942
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Present day satellite image of Nouvion airfield, Algeria(courtesy Google Earth) |
 27 FS chow line in the mud at Nouvion, Algeria, November 1942 photo by Donald Brenden |
 Elliot (71st) negotiating with Arab merchant, Nouvion airfield |
"This field is in a hell of a rough condition - just one shack for officers quarters and radio." Ditches had to be dug around the tents to prevent flooding, but some tents were flooded out. Lt. Bernard Muldoon taxied a 71 FS P-38 into a shell hole on the muddy field. |
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