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| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Condition | Semi-derelict |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′18.50″N017°51′23.69″E / 40.4384722°N 17.8565806°E /40.4384722; 17.8565806 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-1945 |
San Pancrazio Airfield is an abandonedSecond World War military airfield inItaly, located approximately 4 km northeast ofSan Pancrazio Salentino in theprovince of Brindisi inApulia, on the south-eastItaly coast. Built in 1943 by United States Army Engineers, the airfield was primarily aFifteenth Air ForceB-24 Liberator heavy bomber base used in the strategic bombing of Germany. San Pancrazio was also used by tactical aircraft ofTwelfth Air Force in theItalian Campaign.
Known units assigned to the airfield were:
San Pancrazio Airfield is probably the best-preserved American heavy bomber base in Italy. Most of the main runway and taxiways remain, along with numerous dispersal pads. Numerous remains of wartime buildings are also visible. After the war, the airfield may have been used asSan Pancrazio Airport, but today several agricultural buildings are on the main runway. The grass areas of the airfield are used as agricultural fields, but most of the concreted areas remain.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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