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Italian WWII military airfield From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lecce Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, which is located approximately 8.5 miles southwest from Lecce in the Salentine Peninsula. Built in 1943 by United States Army Engineers, the airfield was primarily a Fifteenth Air Force B-24 Liberator heavy bomber base used in the strategic bombing of Germany. Lecce was also used by tactical aircraft of Twelfth Air Force in the Italian Campaign.
Lecce Airfield | |
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Coordinates | 40°14′30″N 018°7′59.75″E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1943 |
In use | 1943-1945 |
Known units assigned to the airfield were:
The airfield today operates as Aviosuperficie Lecce Fondone, military operationes shifted to Lecce Galatina Air Base.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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