Help: Request for aerial photos of Foggia airfield (USAAF)

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by veltro

Dear Rafael,

there were at least eleven satellite airfields around Foggia since 1943, and used by the Luftwaffe before being taken over and operated by the USAAF units. It is known about Foggia #1, #3, #4, #5, #7, #9, #11, as reported by the Air Intelligence reports.

Unfortunately, there are no data to determine which was what and it seems that there are so few images of them that none has surfaced so far.

The file on the Dornier 217 in the National Archives AIR40/ series does have some photos of Do 217 wrecks taken at Foggia. From memory, these mainly show details such as the "Giesskanne" tail guns, there isn't a good view of the airfield (or not more than a few square metres of it, anyway).

[Leendert]

This website has a little map of where the Foggia airfields were located:

http://natureonline.com/37/4-37sqn-i...fieldcond.html

Website has pictures as well (go to "Previous" and "Next" pages)

Regards,

Leendert

[BC]

Slightly OT yes, but how does one pronounce "Foggia" ? Is it "Foe Gia" "Fodger" or Foggyer" ?

BC

[Chris Going]

Fodger. Aways with gusto.

Chris

[BC]

Thanks for clarifying. I had no idea there was a whole cluster of airfields here. Main reason for asking is I have pictures of flak-blasted 2BG B-17 "Sweet Pea" in my show, and wanted to make sure I pronounced it (the name of the home station) right !

BC