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Baheira Airfield or Bir El Baheira is an abandoned military airfield in Libya which is located in the eastern desert near the Egyptian border about 48 km west of Bardīyah; 3 km west of Bi’r al Buhayrah.Apparently a prewar Italian Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) airfield it was used by the Royal Air Force in the early part of the Eastern Desert Campaign. Driven from the airfield by advancing Afrika Corps units in 1942 it was used by the Luftwaffe in support of Rommel’s drive into Egypt.
