Manduria Airfield

Manduria Airfield
Manduria Airfield
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Type Military airfield
Coordinates 40°26′33.11″N 017°37′49.33″E / 40.4425306°N 17.6303694°E / 40.4425306; 17.6303694
Built 1943
In use 1943-1945
Controlled by United States Army Air Forces
Manduria Airfield is located in Italy
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Manduria Airfield
Location of Manduria Airfield, Italy

Manduria Airfield is a World War II airfield in Italy, located approximately 5 km north of Manduria, and about 390 km east-southeast of Naples. It was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force and later Fifteenth Air Force B-24 Liberator heavy bomber airfield.

  • HQ 47th Bombardment Wing, 1 October 1943-15 May 1945
  • 68th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, November 1943-April 1944, (Various Photo-Reconnaissance Aircraft)
  • 98th Bombardment Group, 19 December 1943-17 January 1944, B-24 Liberator

In aerial imagery, the main runway, taxiways and many dispersal pads are clearly evident.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  • Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  • Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5

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