Ombrone Airfield

Abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy
42°46′57.38″N 011°11′18.57″E / 42.7826056°N 11.1884917°E / 42.7826056; 11.1884917TypeMilitary airfieldSite informationControlled byUnited States Army Air ForcesSite historyBuiltJune 1944In use1944
Ombrone Airfield is located in Italy
Ombrone Airfield
Ombrone Airfield
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Location of Ombrone Airfield, Tuscany

Ombrone Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, located approximately 5 km south-west of Grosseto, and about 150 km northwest of Rome. It was a temporary airfield built by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The airfield was used by tactical aircraft of the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force. Known units assigned were:

  • 47th Bombardment Group, 27 June-11 July 1944, A-20 Havoc
  • 57th Fighter Group, P-47 Thunderbolt

When the Americans 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

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer. Air Force ant Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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