Ponte Galeria Airfield
Ponte Galeria Airfield.png) | |
|---|---|
| Part of Twelfth Air Force | |
| Coordinates | 41°49′47.96″N 012°20′09.34″E / 41.8299889°N 12.3359278°E |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-1944 |
Ponte Galeria Airfield
Location of Ponte Galeria Airfield, Lazio
Ponte Galeria Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, located approximately 11 km northeast of Fiumicino, 15 km west-southwest of Rome.
It was an all-weather temporary field built by the
Pierced Steel Planking
was also used for parking areas, as well as for dispersal sites, when it was available. In addition, tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities; an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure; a dump for supplies, ammunition, and gasoline drums, along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting.
Once completed it was turned over for use by the
47th Bombardment Group
.
The 47th first arrived at the airfield on 10 June 1944, flying
A-20 Havoc aircraft. The group stayed briefly, moving to Ombrone Airfield
on 27 June
When the 47th pulled out, the airfield was dismantled and abandoned. Today, the airfield is now reclaimed by agriculture, with little or no evidence of its existence.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from 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.