Tre Cancello Landing Strip.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 | 41°29′59.57″N012°43′36.78″E / 41.4998806°N 12.7268833°E /41.4998806; 12.7268833 (Approximate) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943 |
Tre Cancello Landing Strip is an abandonedWorld War II military airfield inItaly, which is located approximately 11 km east-northeast ofAnzio; about 50 km south-southeast ofRome. It was a temporary grass airfield used by theUnited States Army Air ForceTwelfth Air Force416th Night Fighter Squadron between 14 June and 8 July 1944, flyingBristol Beaufighters on night defensive interceptor patrols during the Anzio landing.
When the Americans pulled out the airfield was dismantled by engineers and returned to agriculture. An outline of the runway remains in an agricultural field in aerial photos today.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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