Cervia Air Base
Cervia Air Base AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 44°13′27″N 012°18′26″E / 44.22417°N 12.30722°E | ||||||||||
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  Cervia Location of airport in Italy | |||||||||||
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Cervia Air Base (
Combat Search and Rescue
wing.
History
During
P-47 Thunderbolts. The 79th used the airfield from 20 March until July 1945.[2][3] The airfield was also used by the RAF's 112 Squadron late in World War II, from February 1945 to May 1945.[4] The 15 Squadron SAAF also used this air field from December 1944 until May 1945.[5]
Facilities
The air base resides at an
mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,050 by 45 metres (10,007 ft × 148 ft).[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Airport information for LIPC[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ^ Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. Abingdon: Purnell Book Services Ltd., 1976. no ISBN.
- ^ Rickard, J (2 November 2009), No. 15 Squadron (SAAF): Second World War, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/15_wwII.html
External links
- Current weather for LIPC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LIPC at Aviation Safety Network