Mostaganem Airport

MQV

Location of airport in Algeria

Mostaganem Airport is a civilian airport in Mostaganem Province, Algeria (IATA: MQV), located about 280 km west-southwest of Algiers. The airport has no commercial air service, and is sparsely used by general aviation.

World War II

During World War II, the facility was known as "Matemore Airfield". It was a major Twelfth Air Force Troop Carrier transport base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. It was used by the following combat units:

• 4th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 18 May-25 June 1943, C-47 Skytrain
• 7th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 21 May-22 June 1943, C-47 Skytrain
• 8th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 17 May-1 June 1943, C-47 Skytrain
• 51st Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 16 May-2 July 1943, C-47 Skytrain

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.

External links

• Google Maps - Mostaganem
• OurAirports - Mostaganem
• "MQV @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com.

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