Manduria Airfield
Introduction '''Manduria Airfield''' is a World War II airfield in Italy, located approximately 5 km north of Manduria, and about 390 km east-southeast of Naples. It was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force and later Fifteenth Air Force B-24 Liberator heavy bomber airfield. * HQ 47th Bombardment Wing, 1 October 1943 – 15 May 1945* 68th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, November 1943-April 1944, (Various Photo-Reconnaissance Aircraft)* 98th Bombardment Group, 19 December 1943 – 17 January 1944, B-24 LiberatorIn aerial imagery, the main runway, taxiways and many dispersal pads are clearly evident.
References * Maurer, Maurer. ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983..*
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