Tags: Military Structure.
Djilma Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Tunisia located about 2 km north of Jilma (Sidi Bu Zayd); approximately 180 km west-southwest of Tunis.The airfield was built during World War II as a temporary field which was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force 31st Fighter Group during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps.The 31st Fighter Group based three squadrons (307th 308th 309th) of Supermarine Spitfires at the airfield from 7 to 12 April 1943.
