Iesi Airfield.png) | |
|---|---|
| Part of Twelfth Air Force | |
| Coordinates | 43°31′23.34″N 013°14′30.09″E / 43.5231500°N 13.2416917°E |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1944 |
| In use | 1944 |
Iesi Airfield
Location of Iesi Airfield, Italy
Iesi Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in central Italy, which was located near Jesi, in the province of Ancona in Marche. It was a temporary field built by the Army Corps of Engineers used as part of the Italian Campaign.
The airfield was primarily used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force 79th Fighter Group from October though December 1944, flying combat operations with P-40 Warhawks.
When the 79th moved out the airfield was closed. Today, the location of the airfield is undetermined, as agriculture has obliterated any evidence of its existence.
References
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.
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975
