Piombino Airfield.png) | |
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| Part ofTwelfth Air Force | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 42°56′28.47″N010°31′40.68″E / 42.9412417°N 10.5279667°E /42.9412417; 10.5279667 (Approximate) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1944 |
| In use | 1944 |
Piombino Airfield is an abandonedWorld War II military airfield inItaly, which is located approximately 3 km north ofPiombino (Provincia di Livorno, Tuscany); about 200 km northwest ofRome.
It was an all-weather temporary field built by theUnited States Army Air Force XII Engineer Command using a graded earth compacted surface, with a prefabricated hessian (burlap) surfacing known as PHS. PHS was made of an asphalt-impregnated jute which was rolled out over the compacted surface over a square mesh track (SMT) grid of wire joined in 3-inch squares.Pierced Steel Planking was also used for parking areas, as well as for dispersal sites, when it was available. In addition, tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities; an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure; a dump for supplies, ammunition, and gasoline drums, along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting.
Once completed it was turned over for use by theTwelfth Air Force417th Night Fighter Squadron between 23 July-5 August 1944, flyingBristol Beaufighters.
When the Americans pulled out the airfield was dismantled by engineers. Today the location of the airfield is undetermined due to the large amount of urban growth in the area.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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