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DeutschGalera Airfield
Galera Airfield.png) | |
|---|---|
| Part of Twelfth Air Force | |
| Coordinates | 41°48′39″N 012°22′10″E / 41.81083°N 12.36944°E |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1944 |
Galera Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in the Lazio region of central Italy near western Rome. The strip was laid down with PLS 130 x 6000 witth with 4-parking areas with the alignment of 69° - 45°.
Code Named Sexton.
Its last known use was by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force in 1944 during the Italian Campaign. The landing ground was a minor entry point for Rome.
On 23 January 1945 the field was last surveyed as abandoned, with ground being noted as soft and muddy with standing water; surface not stable to enough to sustain aircraft. It was also noted by the V Area Engineer Office that the field was not entirely cleared of mines
Today, the site of the airfield is very visible on current maps.
References
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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.
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