Project 19
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Project 19 was the code name for a secret United States operation in Eritrea, begun before American entry into World War II and continued during the war. It executed aircraft repair and operated an as
The Gura airfield in 1943, with Douglas C-47s parked in dispersal areas
A radial aircraft engine, crated on a pallet, is loaded aboard a C-47 at the depot.
Eritrean laborers unload freight from a C-47, November 1942.
Barracks for the Douglas Aircraft workers at Gura. Camp water tower behind.
Gura, Eritrea
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Gura or Gura'e is a settlement in Eritrea's Debub region in northeast Africa. It is located in the eponymous Gura Valley in the southeastern Eritrean Highlands. It is about 9 kilometers SE of Dekemhar
Project 19
…in Eritrea, begun before American entry into World War II and continued during the war. It executed aircraft repair and operated an assembly depot at Gura. It was staffed by American civilian workers sourced from the Douglas Aircraft Company and funded through the Lend-Lease program. Construction and…
The area around Gura
Emperor Yohannes IV, victor at Gura.