Foggia Airfield Complex

Type   157 Air Base
Historical Name of Location   Apulia, Italy
Coordinates   41.432006000, 15.535506000

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Photographs

Colonel Benjamin Davis, Jr. and Captain Edward Gleed standing in front of fellow African-American pilot Lieutenant WhiteArmorers load .50 caliber ammunition into the four Browning M2 machine guns of a P-38 Lightning fighter with the USAAF 1st Fighter Group. 1944 photo probably taken at Salsola Airfield, part of the Foggia group, Italy.Capt Andrew D Turner, 100th Fighter Squadron CO, and Lt. Clarence P. (Lucky) Lester on the Marsden Matting of Ramitelli Airstrip, Italy. Behind them is Maj Turner’s P-51C “Skipper’s Darlin’ III.” 1 Aug 1944. Photo 2 of 2.Pilots of the “Tuskegee Airmen,” 332nd Fighter Group in front of P-51C “Skipper’s Darlin’ III” flown by Capt Andrew Turner (2nd from right), at Ramitelli, Italy, 1 Aug 1944. Photo 1 of 2.
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Maps

Map of the Foggia Aerodrome complex showing the USAAF 15th Air Force units assigned to each airstrip

Foggia Airfield Complex Timeline

31 May 1943 US 15th Air Force bombed Foggia airfield in Italy, destroying a number of German and Italian planes on the ground.
15 Jul 1943 Before dawn, Allied Northwest African Strategic Air Force Wellington bombers attacked airfields and docks at Naples, Italy. During the day, Villa San Giovanni and Foggia were attacked by Allied aircraft.
25 Aug 1943 The Foggia airfield in Italy was attacked by Allied fighters and bombers.
27 Sep 1943 British 78th Infantry Division captured the major airfield complex near Foggia, Italy.




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WW2-Era Place Name Apulia, Italy
Lat/Long 41.4320, 15.5355
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Colonel Benjamin Davis, Jr. and Captain Edward Gleed standing in front of fellow African-American pilot Lieutenant White
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