Licata Airfield
Licata Airfield | |
|---|---|
| Part ofTwelfth Air Force | |
| Coordinates | 37°06′04.61″N013°55′58.66″E/ 37.1012806°N 13.9329611°E(approximate) |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-1944 |
Licata Airfieldis an abandonedWorld War IImilitary airfield inItaly,located in the vicinity ofLicata,Sicily.It was a temporary fighter airfield constructed in the immediate aftermath ofOperation HuskybyU.S. ArmyEngineers using pierced steel planking for its runway, parking and dispersal areas, not designed for heavy aircraft or for long-term use.
The33d Fighter GroupoperatedP-40 Warhawksfrom the field between 18 July and 13 September 1943, supporting ground forces as they advanced and attacking enemy aircraft on the air and ground.
After the 33d moved out toPaestumon the Italian mainland, the airfield was used by the61st Troop Carrier Group,which operatedC-47 Skytraintransports from the field from 1 September to 6 October 1943. Afterwards, it was used as a casualty and resupply airfield during the early days of theItalian Campaign.After the war, the airfield was dismantled.
Today, there are no remaining traces of the airfield as the urban growth of the Licata area has expanded over the area, and obliterated any trace of the airfield. It is unclear precisely where the airfield was located due to the changed landscape over the past decades.
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This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theAir Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer.Air Force Combat Units of World War II.Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983.ISBN0-89201-092-4.
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