Capaccio Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in
Italy
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, located about 7 km west of Capaccio in southern Italy. Its precise location is undetermined
It was used by the
United States Army Air Force
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...
Twelfth Air Force
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The command is the air component to U ...
27th Fighter Bomber Group between September and November 1943 flying
A-36 Apache
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s during the
Italian Campaign. From Capaccio, the unit supported ground troops, harassed enemy supply lines, patrolled beaches and provided cover for invading forces at Salarno Harbor.
The airfield was dismantled when the 27th moved north to
Guado Airfield in central Italy. Today, the location of the airfield is unknown, as agriculture has taken over the landscape and no indications of its existence remain.
References
* Maurer, Maurer. ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. .
External links
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy
Airports established in 1943
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