Fayence-Tourrettes Airfield

Aérodrome Fayence - Tourrettes
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAssociation Aéronautique Provence Côte d'Azur (AAPCA)
LocationFayence / Tourrettes, France
Elevation AMSL738 ft / 225 m
Coordinates43°36′29″N 006°42′06″E / 43.60806°N 6.70167°E / 43.60806; 6.70167
Websitewww.aapca.net
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10R/28L 830 2,723 Grass
10L/28R 785 2,575 Grass
32 650 2,132 Grass
Source: French AIP[1]

Fayence-Tourrettes Airfield (French: Aérodrome Fayence - Tourrettes) (ICAO: LFMF) is a small airfield located 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) south of Fayence[1] and Tourrettes, both communes of the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France.

History

On 13 June 1940, 12 Italian fighters FIAT CR.42, from 151° Gruppo of 53° Stormo, of Regia Aeronautica, attacked the airfield, destroying several aircraft on the ground.[2]

Nowadays, it is home to a large gliding club, the Association Aéronautique Provence Côte d'Azur (AAPCA) and to one microlight school. Runway 10L has two small tarmac landing strips for the exclusive use of gliders.

References

  1. ^ a b LFMF – FAYENCE. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ Skulski 2007, p. 20.

Bibliography

  • De Marchi, Italo. Fiat CR.42 Falco (in Italian). Modena, Italy: Stem Mucchi, 1994. No ISBN.
  • Sgarlato, Nico. Fiat CR.42 (in Italian). Parma, Italy: Delta Editrice, 2005.
  • Skulski, Przemysław. Fiat CR.42 Falco. Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2007. ISBN 83-89450-34-8.

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