Former airfield in southern Italy (1938-1960s)
Pomigliano Airfield 40°55′40″N 14°23′20″E / 40.92778°N 14.38889°E /40.92778; 14.38889 Pomigliano d'Arco , southernItaly near Naples. It was attacked on several occasions by theUnited States Army Air Force . The airfield was later used by the USAAFTwelfth Air Force during theItalian campaign .
Major USAAF units stationed at the airfield were:
HQ,XXII Tactical Air Command , August-4 October 1945 HQ,57th Bombardment Wing , 23 August-12 September 1945 HQ,62d Fighter Wing , August-12 September 1945 310th Bombardment Group , 15 August–12 September 1945,B-25 Mitchell 321st Bombardment Group , September 1945,B-25 Mitchell 27th Fighter Bomber Group , 19 January 1944 – 10 April 194431st Fighter Group , 14 October 1943 – 14 October 1943,Spitfire 79th Fighter Group , 1 May–June 194486th Fighter-Bomber Group , 19 November 1943 – 30 April 1944,A-36 Apache 3d Reconnaissance Group , 4 January-16 June 1944 (various photo-recon aircraft)60th Troop Carrier Group , 8 October 1944 – 23 May 1945,C-47 Skytrain After the war the airfield was used for aviation development, and in the late 1960s the newAlfasud automobile factory was built on the site, which obliterated all traces of the airfield.
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