Wheelus Air Base was a United States Air Force base located in the Kingdom of Libya. Wheelus Air Base was originally built by the Italian Air Force in 1923 and known as Mellaha Air Base. Today the facility is known as Mitiga International Airport.
Read more about Wheelus Air Base: World War II, Cold War Usage By The USAF, After 1970, References
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