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Capaccio Airfield

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Capaccio Airfield
Part of Twelfth Air Force
Coordinates40°25′16.25″N 015°00′20.34″E / 40.4211806°N 15.0056500°E / 40.4211806; 15.0056500
TypeMilitary Airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1943
In use1943-1944
Capaccio Airfield is located in Italy
Capaccio Airfield
Capaccio Airfield
Location of Capaccio Airfield, Italy

Capaccio Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Italy, 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 Twelfth Air Force 27th Fighter Bomber Group between September and November 1943 flying A-36 Apaches 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.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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