Thread: Ragusa attack
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Old 16th March 2008, 20:12
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Re: Ragusa attack

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Originally Posted by Andy Fletcher View Post
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I believe Italian Co-Belligerent units were also sub-ordinate to the BAF later on, though not 100% sure.
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Andy Fletcher

That’s true. At the end of 1944 ICAF (Italian Co-Belligerant Air Force) units sub-ordinate to the BAF were:

- 356ª - 360ª Squadriglia CT (since march 1945 also 84ª - 90ª Sq.) (fighters) sub to 281° Wg BAF;

- 1° Stormo Baltimore (light bombers) sub to 254° Wg BAF;

- 2° Stormo T Notturno (transports) sub to 234° Wg BAF;

- Raggruppamento Idro (seaplanes) sub to 242° Wg BAF.


(source: A. Lodi, L’Aeronautica Italiana nella Guerra di Liberazione, ROMA 1961)



The fighters were stationed at the Campomarino - Canne airstrip, few km north of Lago di Lesina.

The bombers were at Campomarino - Campo Biferno. Same place but different airstrip.

The seaplanes were at Taranto and S. Nicola Varano. In detail at S. Nicola, few km south of Lago di Lesina, was stationed a rescue unit.



Hope that helps.

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