Ismailia Air Base

Ismailia was a pre-World War II station, originally opened by the British about 1915 as Moascar. On 5–7 November 1938, RAF Vickers Wellesley aircraft set a non-stop distance record by flying from Ismailia to Darwin, Australia, a distance of 7,162 miles (11520.4 km). During World War II, the airfield, then known as RAF Ismailia, continued to be used as a military airfield by the British Royal Air Force and also the United States Army Air Forces during the North African campaign against Axis forces. ==History==

; Royal Air Force ; United States Army Air Forces (Ninth Air Force) • 12th Bombardment Group October 1942-Undetermined (North American B-25 Mitchell) • 436th Troop Carrier Group, 13 August – 18 October 1942. Douglas C-47 Skytrain • 434th Bombardment Group, 14 August – 29 September 1942, B-25 Mitchell ==Current use==

The base houses an Mil Mi-17 unit and is also being used for other military movements. ==See also==