avia.wikisort.org - AerodromeGerbini Airfield is a series of abandoned World War II military airfields in Paternò, Sicily, located 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Catania, near the intersection of the A19 and SP24 highways. The airfields consisted of a series of flat agricultural fields, used for runways and parking areas.
First used by Italian Regia Aeronautica:
Gerbini Airfield
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Coordinates | 37°27′52.36″N 014°52′22.00″E |
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Type | Military airfield |
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Code | 505 |
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Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
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Built | 1940 |
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In use | 1943-1944 |
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Location of Gerbini Airfield, Sicily
It also housed German Luftwaffe forces during the Battle of Sicily, they were attacked on several occasions by United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force bomber aircraft.
Later, they were seized by Allied ground forces and used by the USAAF during the battle. Army engineers compacted the earth and improved the field for use by light and medium bombers. Also a tent encampment was established for ground support and for station infrastructure.
Twelfth Air Force units stationed at Gerbini were:
- 47th Bombardment Group, 20–24 August 1943, A-20 Havoc
- 12th Bombardment Group, 22 August-2 November 1943, B-25 Mitchell
- 60th Troop Carrier Group, 20 October 1943 – 5 March 1944, C-47 Skytrain
When the C-47s moved out at the end of 1944, the airfield was dismantled and returned to its owners. A runway is still present, though the cement is broken up in many places by weeds. The outline of the runway is visible on Google satellite view.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
External links
USAAF Twelfth Air Force in World War II |
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Morocco | |
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Algeria | |
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Tunisia | |
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Italy | |
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France | |
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Units |
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Commands |
- XII Bomber
- XII Tactical Air
- XXII Tactical Air
- XII Troop Carrier (Provisional)
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Wings |
- 5th Bombardment
- 42d Bombardment
- 47th Bombardment (7th Fighter)
- 51st Troop Carrier
- 52d Troop Carrier
- 57th Bombardment
- 62d Fighter
- 63d Fighter
- 64th Fighter
- 87th Fighter
- 90th Photographic
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Groups | Bombardment |
- 2d Bombardment
- 12th Bombardment
- 17th Bombardment
- 47th Bombardment
- 97th Bombardment
- 98th Bombardment
- 99th Bombardment
- 301st Bombardment
- 310th Bombardment
- 319th Bombardment
- 320th Bombardment
- 321st Bombardment
- 340th Bombardment
- 376th Bombardment
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Fighter |
- 1st Fighter
- 14th Fighter
- 27th Fighter
- 31st Fighter
- 33d Fighter
- 52d Fighter
- 57th Fighter
- 79th Fighter
- 81st Fighter
- 82d Fighter
- 86th Fighter
- 324th Fighter
- 325th Fighter
- 332d Fighter
- 350th Fighter
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Reconnaissance |
- 3d Reconnaissance
- 5th Reconnaissance
- 68th Reconnaissance
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Troop carrier
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- 60th Troop Carrier
- 61st Troop Carrier
- 62d Troop Carrier
- 64th Troop Carrier
- 313th Troop Carrier
- 314th Troop Carrier
- 316th Troop Carrier
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Squadrons |
- 15th Bombardment
- 414th Night Fighter
- 415th Night Fighter
- 416th Night Fighter
- 417th Night Fighter
- 427th Night Fighter
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- United States Army Air Forces
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- Second
- Third
- Fourth
- Fifth
- Sixth
- Seventh
- Eighth
- Ninth
- Tenth
- Eleventh
- Twelfth
- Thirteenth
- Fourteenth
- Fifteenth
- Twentieth
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На других языках
[de] Militärflugplatz Gerbini
Der Militärflugplatz Gerbini war im Zweiten Weltkrieg ein Militärflugplatz auf Sizilien. In der Umgebung des Hauptflugplatzes wurden etliche Feldflugplätze angelegt. Diese Flugplätze befanden sich auf einer Ebene rund 20 Kilometer westlich von Catania.
- [en] Gerbini Airfield
[it] Base aerea di Gerbini
La base aerea di Gerbini è stata una struttura militare della Regia Aeronautica in Sicilia, usata durante la seconda guerra mondiale, per gli aerei italiani e i caccia della tedesca Luftwaffe, quindi dalla U.S. Air Force.
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