Ombrene 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°30′32.39″N012°04′56.14″E / 42.5089972°N 12.0822611°E /42.5089972; 12.0822611 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1944 |
| In use | 1944 |
Ombrene Airfield is an abandonedWorld War II military airfield inItaly, which was located approximately 5 km southeast ofMontefiascone, in theprovince of Viterbo, centralItaly
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 Force57th Fighter Group during 9–24 September 1944, flying combat operations withP-47 Thunderbolts.
When the 57th moved out the airfield was closed and dismantled. Today, there are no traces of the airfield remaining on the landscape visible from aerial photography.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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