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Osa airfield in Italy
Can anybody enlighten me with respect to an airfield in Italy in the vicinity of Rome by the name of Osa - where was it situated, was there another name for it, how big was it, did it have hangars, buildings etc ?
Any help would be gratefully appreciated. KR Jochen Prien |
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Re: Osa airfield in Italy
From http://www.ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20It...20Sardinia.pdf
Osa (ITAL) (a.k.a. Rome-Lunghezza, Flugplatz 421) (41 54 30 N – 12 41 30 E) General: landing ground in west-central Italy 18 km ENE of Rome city center and 2.5 km SE of Lunghezza train station. History: an emergency landing ground built by the Italians and used by the Luftwaffe for the same purpose and as a dispersal field for fighters. Surface and Dimensions: grass surface measuring approx. 775 x 320 meters (850 x 350 yards). No paved runway. Fuel and Ammunition: made available as needed. Infrastructure: none. Nearby farm buildings and tents were used. The nearest rail connection was in Lunghezza. Dispersal: aircraft parked in concealment along the edge of a wood 900 meters NW of the landing area and in 10 well-camouflaged shelters along the WSW boundary. Defenses: no information. Remarks: 15 Jan 44: Allied reconnaissance photos showed 6 single-engine fighters on the ground here. 23 Jan 44: serviceable, but no airfield detachment and no stocks. 26 Jan 44: ordered dismantled and evacuated. 25 Jan 45: listed as abandoned. Operational Units: none identified. Station Commands: none. Station Units (on various dates – not complete): [Sources: AFHRA A5262 pp.1872-73 (25 Feb 44); chronologies; BA-MA; NARA; PRO/NA; web site ww2.dk]
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Re: Osa airfield in Italy
Many thanks!
KR Jochen Prien |
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