What the records say
- When
- 27 Jul 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 31.16° N, 27.63° E
- Description
- 1942 military operation during World War II
Raid on Sidi Haneish Airfield
Military operation during World War II
The Raid on Sidi Haneish Airfield was a military operation carried out the night of 26 July 1942. A British Special Air Service unit commanded by Major David Stirling attacked a German-held airfield in Egypt during the Western Desert Campaign of Second World War. Several Luftwaffe aircraft used to ferry supplies to the Axis forces were destroyed or damaged with machine-gun fire and explosives.
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