42°34′56″N 10°04′42″E / 42.58222°N 10.07833°E / 42.58222; 10.07833 Pianosa (Italian pronunciation: [pjaˈnoːza]) is an island in the Tuscan Archipelago...
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Tuscan Archipelago (section Pianosa)
major islands (Capraia, Elba, Giannutri, Giglio, Gorgona, Montecristo and Pianosa); all are protected as part of the Arcipelago Toscano National Park. The...
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Bombardment Squadron of the Army Air Forces, stationed on the small island of Pianosa off the Italian mainland during World War II. Yossarian's exploits are...
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Pianosa Lighthouse (Faro di Isola Pianosa) is an active lighthouse located on the east side of Pianosa Island. The lighthouse entered service on 1 October...
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The Tower of Pianosa or Tower of Cala Rossa (Corsican: Torra di Pianosa) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Occhiatana on the west coast...
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42°48′N 10°00′E / 42.800°N 10.000°E / 42.800; 10.000 The Battle of Pianosa was a naval engagement which took place on 25 April 25, 1519, when a Genoese...
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the Italian government founded a penal colony there, a branch of that in Pianosa. In 1889, Montecristo was given to Marquess Carlo Ginori, who restored...
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Doc Daneeka (section In Pianosa)
Doc Daneeka is a fictional character in the 1961 novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Doc Daneeka is the squadron physician and a friend of the novel's protagonist...
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Islands Lampedusa Lampione Linosa Ustica Tremiti Islands Capraia Cretaccio Pianosa (di Tremiti) San Domino San Nicola Tuscan Archipelago Capraia Elba Formiche...
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full colonel, he is a group commander at a U.S. Army Air Forces base in Pianosa and is obsessed with becoming a general. As such, he does whatever it takes...
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on both sides in the battle at Orvieto, and bombing his own squadron at Pianosa. At one point Minderbinder orders his fleet of aircraft to attack the American...
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while the fictional 256th US Army Air Squadron is based on the island of Pianosa, in the Mediterranean Sea west of the Italian mainland, although it also...
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composed of 5 islands: San Domino, San Nicola, Capraia, Cretaccio, and Pianosa. The islands were used for the internment of political prisoners during...
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the north of the island of Elba rise Capraia and Gorgona, to the south Pianosa, Montecristo, Giannutri and the island of Giglio. Minor islets are Cerboli...
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ban on operating military installations on the islands of Pantelleria, Pianosa and on the archipelago of the Pelagie Islands. The treaty also ordered...
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make Postumus' banishment permanent and had him moved to Planasia (now Pianosa, Italy), a small island between Italy and Corsica. Augustus bolstered the...
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the mainland at Ascoli Piceno and Cuneo, and to the island prisons of Pianosa and Asinara, where the severity of the 41-bis regime was accentuated by...
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where he serves as a B-25 bombardier stationed on the small island of Pianosa off the Italian mainland during World War II. Yossarian's exploits have...
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Battle of Nam Quan Battle of New Orleans Battle of Ocracoke Inlet Battle of Pianosa Battle of the Leotung Battle of the Tiger's Mouth Battle of Tonkin River...
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to 1815 Gorgona, site of Gorgona Agricultural Penal Colony since 1869 Pianosa, prison from 1856 to 1998 Ponza, prison during Fascist era Santo Stefano...
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fictional 256th US Army Air Squadron is based on the (fictionalized) island of Pianosa, in the Mediterranean Sea, and conducting bombing raids over heavily defended...
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island of Capraia, Italy Passing just west of the islands of Elba and Pianosa, Italy Passing just east of the island of Sardinia, Italy 37°15′N 10°0′E...
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the Tuscan Archipelago: Elba, Isola del Giglio, Capraia, Montecristo, Pianosa, Giannutri, Gorgona, and some of the minor islands and rock outcrops. The...
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Battle of Nam Quan Battle of New Orleans Battle of Ocracoke Inlet Battle of Pianosa Battle of the Leotung Battle of the Tiger's Mouth Battle of Tonkin River...
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Battle of Nam Quan Battle of New Orleans Battle of Ocracoke Inlet Battle of Pianosa Battle of the Leotung Battle of the Tiger's Mouth Battle of Tonkin River...
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