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Naval Air Station Port Lyautey

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completed the first transatlantic crossing by non-rigid airships when they landed at Craw Field, Port Lyautey on the evening of 1 June 1944. Blimp Squadron 14 airships K-123 and K-130 were followed by K-109 and K-134 on 15 June and K-101 and K-112 on 1 July 1944. The K-ships flew nighttime
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Starting in the 1960s, the base was called a United States Naval Training Command, and would be called that until it closed in 1977. The base was closed in September–October 1978 and transferred to the RMAF.
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transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. After the end of the war in Europe, Air Transport Command was assigned several heavy bombardment squadrons by
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The airfield was expanded to a major US Naval Air Station in 1951. It primarily supported land-based naval reconnaissance aircraft, such as the
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for administration and placed under the operational control of the United States Navy Fleet Air Wing 15, which answered to the commander of the
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antisubmarine patrols using MAD while the PBY Catalinas from Fleet Air Wing 15 flew the dayshift, creating a 24/7 magnetic fence across the
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came up the Sebou River, silenced the shore batteries with its guns and landed the Raider team which in turn captured the airfield.
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Later, the facility was used by the 2037th Antisubmarine Wing (Provisional), later being redesignated as the
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and the last of US military personnel departed the base in 1977. The airport was later reopened as
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on 13 November. The 1st Troop Carrier Squadron (10th Troop Carrier Group) operated
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During the years 1966–69 Kenitra NAS was used also as a training facility by the
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to transport key personnel back to the United States. Known units assigned were:
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After being secured, the airfield was upgraded by Seabees and used by the
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aircraft. Most of the MUSLO team members had previously been assigned to
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where the Moroccan pilots and technicians were initially trained.
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Morocco
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landing at the former Vichy France airfield at Mehdiya–
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from the airfield from 11 March to 25 November 1943.
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patrol squadrons, one being US Navy Patrol Squadron
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Location of Naval Air Station Port Lyautey, Morocco
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Port Lyautey Airfield
Kenitra
Morocco

34°17′56.10″N 006°35′42.84″W / 34.2989167°N 6.5952333°W / 34.2989167; -6.5952333
United States Navy
United States Navy
Morocco
Kenitra
Casablanca
Royal Moroccan Air Force
Kenitra Airport
Battle of Port Lyautey
Advanced Landing Ground
Operation Torch
Port Lyautey
U.S. Army
USS Dallas
Naval Air Station Port Lyautey is located in Morocco
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United States Army Air Forces
Twelfth Air Force
33d Fighter Group
P-40 Warhawks
Casablanca Airfield
C-47 Skytrains
480th Antisubmarine Group
Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
Straits of Gibraltar
German

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