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Licata Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, located in the vicinity of Licata, Sicily. It was a temporary fighter airfield constructed in the immediate aftermath of Operation Husky by Army Engineers using Pierced Steel Planking for its runway, parking and dispersal areas, not designed for heavy aircraft or for long term use. The 33d Fighter Group operated P-40 Warhawks from the field between 18 July-13 September 1943, supporting ground forces as they advanced and attacking enemy aircraft on the air and ground.

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rdfs:label	Licata Airfield
rdfs:comment	Licata Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, located in the vicinity of Licata, Sicily. It was a temporary fighter airfield constructed in the immediate aftermath of Operation Husky by Army Engineers using Pierced Steel Planking for its runway, parking and dispersal areas, not designed for heavy aircraft or for long term use. The 33d Fighter Group operated P-40 Warhawks from the field between 18 July-13 September 1943, supporting ground forces as they advanced and attacking enemy aircraft on the air and ground.
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lon deg	13(xsd:integer)
Built	1943(xsd:integer)
Partof	Twelfth Air Force
Label	Licata Airfield
lat sec	4(xsd:integer)
float	right
lon sec	58(xsd:integer)
Name	Licata Airfield70px
Type	Military airfield
Caption	Location of Licata Airfield, Italy
Width	200(xsd:integer)
marksize	6(xsd:integer)
lon dir	E
lat dir	N
used	1943(xsd:integer)
lat min	6(xsd:integer)
lon min	55(xsd:integer)
lat deg	37(xsd:integer)
controlledby	United States Army Air Forces
Position	left
abstract	Licata Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, located in the vicinity of Licata, Sicily. It was a temporary fighter airfield constructed in the immediate aftermath of Operation Husky by Army Engineers using Pierced Steel Planking for its runway, parking and dispersal areas, not designed for heavy aircraft or for long term use. The 33d Fighter Group operated P-40 Warhawks from the field between 18 July-13 September 1943, supporting ground forces as they advanced and attacking enemy aircraft on the air and ground. After the 33d moved out to Paestum on the Italian mainland, the airfield was used by the 61st Troop Carrier Group, which operated C-47 Skytrain transports from the field from 1 September-6 October 1943. Afterwards, it was used as a casualty and resupply airfield during the eary days of the Italian Campaign. After the war, the airfield was dismantled. Today, there are no remaining traces of the airfield as the urban growth of the Licata area has expanded over the area, and obliterated any trace of the airfield. It is unknown precisely where the airfield was actually located due to the changed landscape over the past 60 years.

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