Solonzara Airfield
41°51′08.90″N 009°21′24.05″E / 41.8524722°N 9.3566806°E / 41.8524722; 9.3566806 (Approximate)Type Military airfield Site information Controlled by United States Army Air Forces Site history Built 1944 In use 1944 ![Solenzara Airfield is located in France](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/France_location_map-Regions_and_departements-2016.svg/200px-France_location_map-Regions_and_departements-2016.svg.png)
USAAF Twelfth Air Force in World War II
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Solenzara Airfield
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Location of Solonzara Airfield, FranceSolenzara Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in France, which is located approximately 31 km north-northeast of Porto-Vecchio on Corsica. It was a temporary airfield used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force 415th Night Fighter Squadron between 9 July-1 September, flying Bristol Beaufighters.
When the Americans pulled out the airfield was dismantled by engineers. Today the location of the airfield is abandoned and is a grass pasture.
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.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
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