Gioia del Colle Air Base  | |
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 Italian Eurofighter Typhoon at Gioia del Colle Air Base | |
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Military |
| Location | Gioia del Colle, Italy |
| Elevation AMSL | 1,186 ft / 361 m |
| Coordinates | 40°45′51″N016°56′00″E / 40.76417°N 16.93333°E /40.76417; 16.93333 |
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  Gioia del Colle AB Location of Gioia del Colle Air Base, Italy | |
| Source:World Aero Data[1] | |
Gioia del Colle Air Base (ICAO:LIBV) is an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) base located in theprovince of Bari,Apulia,Italy, located approximately 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) south-southeast ofGioia del Colle.
DuringWorld War II the air base was captured by theBritish Eighth Army in October 1943 and subsequently used by theUnited States Army Air ForcesTwelfth Air Force andFifteenth Air Force. It was known asGioia del Colle Airfield by the Americans. Known combat units operating from the airfield were:
The airfield was also used by troop carrier units working with British paratroopers (8th Troop Carrier Squadron) as well as byAir Technical Service Command as a maintenance and supply depot. (41st/38th Air Depot). It was turned over to the AlliedItalian Co-Belligerent Air Force (Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana, or ACI) in September 1945.
The base is an Italian military facility, presently home of the 36th Stormo, flying theEurofighter Typhoon.
If necessary, the base can host personnel and aircraft of both theItalian Air Force, as well as other nations inNATO.
As part of theCoalition intervention in Libya, resulting from the2011 Libyan civil war and the subsequent enforcement ofUnited Nations Security CouncilResolution 1973, it became the forward operating base for units of theRoyal Air Force, operating both thePanavia Tornado GR4 andEurofighter Typhoon aircraft.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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