RAF Kasfareet
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| Location | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 491 ft / 150 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°15′N 32°25′E / 30.250°N 32.417°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Kasfareet Airfield Location in Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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RAF Kasfareet (LG-212) which is formerly known as RAF Geneifa is a disused RAF base located in the Ismailia Governorate, Egypt.
History
[edit]The 107 Maintenance Unit and the 21 Personnel Transit Center was based here during World War II. The 107 MU operated a maintenance, repair, and flight test center at the airfield. RAF Kasfareet would commonly experience sandstorms. Around 1955, the RAF transferred the airfield to the Egyptian Air Force. Runways 30/12, 06/24, and 12/30 was closed shortly afterwards. The former RAF maintenance, repair, and flight test center was not used by the Egyptian Air Force after the transfer. [1][2]
Layout
[edit]RAF Kasfareet stored 28,800 gallons of AV GAS and 28,800 gallons of jet fuel. Accommodated with the airfield was a control tower, an administrative building, a 36-bed infirmary, and an armory. RAF personnel stationed at the airfield slept in tents, and in billets. The perimeter of the camp was guarded by fences and searchlights. Kasfareet was operated by four bituminous runways, which only one was used after the transfer of ownership. [3] [4]
Units
[edit]The following units that were once formed, or based at Kasfareet.
- 5001 RAF Airfield Construction Squadron
- 5355 RAF Airfield Construction Wing
- 107 RAF Maintenance Unit
- 21 Personnel Unit Transit Centre
Aircraft
[edit]The following aircraft operated by the Egyptian Air Force at RAF Kasfareet[clarification needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "21 Personnel Transit Centre. Based at Kasfareet (Egypt) from July 1942 to December 1945|". Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 1946-47 | As Remembered By Montague Taynton". Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Middle Eastern Airfield Report Volume 2 | Page 149" (PDF). apps.dtic.mil. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ Netherwood, L. "RAF Kasfareet". CanalZoners.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ Huggins, B. "RAF Kasfareet". CanalZoners.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-28.