brian in denver Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 and for our next quiz.:cool2: wheres Sidi Haneish airfield LG-12 located? or did David Stirling take that to his grave with him? I find it hard to believe the most famous jeep raid in history, is so undocumented. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Wiki gives the following co-ords for it. 31° 11′ 48.41″ N, 27° 33′ 5.23″ E Also says it was subsequently used by the US 9th Airforce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in denver Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 oh that it were that simple :undecided: so to save time. retracing my steps read this thread JEEP raid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Special_Air_Service BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Drake Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Brian, Hope this may be of use. Ma'Aten Bagush (LG15 or Sidi Haneish) June 1, 1941 Sgt Ewan Brooking The actual location of the squadron as indicated by Sgt Ewan Brooking was at L.G.15, otherwise known as Bir Zimla or more popularly as Sidi Haneish. (55 Squadron although stood down were still here) The airfield was up on the escarpment above the railway line with the Station of Sidi Haneish below, and was classed as a satellite of Ma'aten Bagush. It was just a large tract of desert cleared and leveled. The Officers mess and the Sargeants mess were pre-fab timber buildings fitted out with tables and chairs, and a bar. The other ranks mess was a large marquee, and the Ops room and stores were smaller marquees.The C.O.'s office was an ungainly box trailer on a high wheel chasis.Tents were used as billets, with two or four man occupants, and were dug in and also surrounded by a sandbag low wall. This is from http://113squadron.com/id19.htm I have also seen a piccy of captured Stuka stating it to be Sidi Haneish LG13. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in denver Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 I didnt have any problem locating and marking the train station. http://wikimapia.org/#lat=31.1646161&lon=27.6283622&z=16&l=0&m=b same thing down the line at fuka. and was able to mark the airfield there. if anyone knows that number. if you click on the marked outline it will bring up a data page. and that page has a link to the german target photo. this is the first I'v herd of LG-15 tho. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in denver Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 heres my problem. in "stirlings desert raiders" he makes absolutly no mention of crossing the highwy or railroad tracks. coming or going. whitch makes me think it was south. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in denver Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 OK heres what the germans are calling Bir el zimla http://wikimapia.org/#lat=31.0805774&lon=27.4308014&z=11&l=0&m=b&search=31.05N.%2027.42E Iv already plotted a couple of other airfields around it. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in denver Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 ok; so I tracked down jeffords book. and I guess the british didnt know how to navagate. or its a MI-6 misdirect. cuz most of the stuff aint even close. tried to put up this chart on the wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Brian_in_denver/World_War_II_North_Africa_Airfields Iv run accross some gamer forums. but thay give no source for there info. any ideas? :nut: BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in denver Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 went ahead and posted jeffords numbers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_North_Africa_Airfields if anyone needs a number I didnt post give me a shout . BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in denver Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) I see the lrdg expedition are off to egypt, hope there safe. http://lrdgroutesrevistited.blogspot.com/ BB Edited March 13, 2012 by brian in denver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 That's a great adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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