Gaudo Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Southern Italy, approximately 3 km north of Paestum, where the neolithic necropolis belonging to the Gaudo Culture was discovered, about 70 km southeast of Naples. It was a temporary airfield built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Its last known use was by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force in 1944 during the Italian Campaign. 12th Bombardment Group, 19 January-6 February 1944, B-25 Mitchell 321st Bombardment Group, February–April 1944, B-25 Mitchell 62d Troop Carrier Group, May–June 1944, C-47 Skytrain A significant number of aircraft were damaged at the airfield in March 1944 when Mount Vesuvius erupted. The last use was in June 1944 by C-47s, and afterward the airfield was dismantled and closed. Today the site of the airfield is indistinguishable from the many agricultural fields in the area. References Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. . See also Gaudo Culture Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan City of Naples Defunct airports in Italy Demolished buildings and structures in Italy Mount Vesuvius Airports established in 1943 Airports disestablished in 1944 1943 establishments in Italy 1944 disestablishments in Italy