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Located approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) northeast of Foggia. 41°32′29.98″N 015°42′44.92″E. Captured Regia Aeronautica airfield used by Fifteenth Air Force, primarily for heavy bombardment units. Repaired by COE in September 1943 and put into use immediately.
The Second Bomb Group was a principle player in the fortunes of the 15th Air Force having already served in Algeria, Tunisia in Northern Africa. It arrived at Amendola, Foggia, Italy on December 10, 1943. The last ground battle of the war was launched by the Fifteenth Air Force from the air.
Dec 20, 2010 · The Foggia Airfield Complex was not an airfield but a range of about 30 airfields on the Tavoliere plain around Foggia, Apulia, Italy. The area had already been of strategic importance during World War I, but it became even more so during the Albanian and Greek campaigns of 1940-1941.
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There are:45 items tagged RAF Foggia, Italy available in our Library. These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Flt.Sgt. George Carr 18 Squadron.
Amendola Air Base was primarily a training base for pilots of the AMX International AMX ground attack aircraft and the main base for Italian Air Force AMX pilots. It is now the main base for the Italian F-35 Lighting program. The 28th Group operates the training centre for Italian Air Force MQ-1C Predator and MQ-9A Reaper UAVs.
Sep 1, 2012 · By the end of March 1944, 20 bases in the Foggia aviation complex had become operational, affording adequate facilities for the growing air force. In January 1944, mere months after it started operations, the Fifteenth underwent a sudden command change.
US 15th Air Force bombed Foggia airfield in Italy, destroying a number of German and Italian planes on the ground. Before dawn, Allied Northwest African Strategic Air Force Wellington bombers attacked airfields and docks at Naples, Italy.
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