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Bastia – Poretta Airport
Bastia – Poretta Airport (french: link=no, Aéroport de Bastia Poretta; co, Aeroportu di Bastia Poreta), ) is an airport serving Bastia on the French mediterranean island of Corsica. It is located south southeast of Bastia at Lucciana, both of which are ''Communes of France, communes'' of the Haute-Corse, Upper Corsica Departments of France, department. History In 1944, during World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force. On 31 July 1944, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the legendary French pilot, took off from this airport and disappeared, on a reconnaissance flight over France in a Lockheed P-38 Lightning. USAAF combat units assigned: * 414th Night Fighter Squadron, (Twelfth Air Force), 5 February–July 1944; 5 September – 13 October 1944, Bristol Beaufighter *527th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter Group, (Twelfth Air Force), 12 July-23 September 1944, P-47 Thunderbolt * 416th Night Fighter Squadron, (Twelfth Air Force), 14–23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastia
Bastia (, , , ; co, Bastìa ) is a commune in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest population of any commune on the island after Ajaccio and is the capital of the Bagnaja region and of the department. Bastia is the principal port of the island and its principal commercial town and is known for its wines. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bastiais'' or ''Bastiaises''. Approximately 10% of the population are immigrants. The commune has been awarded three flowers by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''. Geography Located in the North-East of Corsica at the base of the Cap Corse, between the sea and the mountain, Bastia is the principal port of the island. The city is located away from the northern tip of the Cap Corse, west from Elba, an Italian island, and away from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
417th Night Fighter Squadron
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417th may refer to: *417th Bombardment Group, inactive United States Air Force unit *417th Bombardment Squadron a United States Air Force unit *417th Flight Test Squadron (417 FLTS), part of the 412th Test Wing based at Edwards Air Force Base, California *417th Weapons Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit See also *417 (number) * 417, the year 417 (CDXVII) of the Julian calendar *417 BC __NOTOC__ Year 417 BC was a year of the Roman calendar, pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Tricipitinus, Lanatus, Crassus (or Cicurinus) and Axilla (or, less frequently, year 337 ''Ab urbe condit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göteborg Landvetter Airport
Göteborg Landvetter Airport () is an international airport serving the Gothenburg (Swedish: ''Göteborg'') region in Sweden. With just over 6.8 million passengers in 2018 it is Sweden's second-largest airport after Stockholm–Arlanda. Landvetter is also an important freight airport. During 2007, 60.1 thousand tonnes of air cargo passed through Landvetter, about 60% of the capacity of Arlanda. The airport is named after Landvetter locality, which is in Härryda municipality. It is east-southeast of Gothenburg and west of Borås. It is operated by Swedavia, the national airport company. Since the closure of Göteborg City Airport for commercial operations, it's the city's only commercial passenger airport. History The airport was opened by King Carl XVI Gustaf on 3 October 1977. Passenger services, previously at Torslanda Airport, west of Gothenburg, were moved to Landvetter in 1977. In 2001, some budget airlines began serving the former military base in Säve, which was rename ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Brussels South Charleroi Airport, nl, Luchthaven Zuid-Brussel Charleroi, german: Flughafen Brüssel-Charleroi (BSCA), also unofficially called Brussels-Charleroi Airport, Charleroi Airport or rarely ''Gosselies Airport'', is an international airport, located in Gosselies, a part of the city of Charleroi in the Hainaut Province, Province of Hainaut in Wallonia, Belgium. The airport is north of Charleroi and south of central Brussels. In terms of passengers and aircraft movements, it is the second busiest airport in Belgium having served 8.224.196 passengers in 2019 (82.043 movements). It is also a busy general aviation airfield, being home to 3 flying schools. The Aéropole Science Park, Aéropole, one of the Science Parks of Wallonia, is located near the airport. History Early years The first aeronautical activities in Gosselies date back to 1919 as a flying school, then aeronautical maintenance activities the following year. The British aircraft manufacturer Fairey Avia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris–Orly
Paris Orly Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Orly), commonly referred to as Orly , is one of two international airports serving the French capital, Paris, the other one being Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). It is located partially in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi, south of Paris, France. It serves as a secondary hub for domestic and overseas territories flights of Air France and as the homebase for Transavia France. Flights operate to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean and North America. Before the opening of Charles de Gaulle Airport in 1974, Orly was the main airport of Paris. Even with the shift of most international traffic to Charles de Gaulle Airport, Orly remains the busiest French airport for domestic traffic and the second busiest French airport overall in passenger traffic, with 33,120,685 passengers in 2018. The airport is operated by Groupe ADP under the brand Paris Aéroport. Since February 2018, the CEO of the airport has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nice Côte D'Azur Airport
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (french: link=no, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur) is an international airport located southwest of Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes ''départment'' of France. It is the third busiest airport in France and serves as a focus city for Air France and an operating base for easyJet. In 2019, it handled 14,485,423 passengers. The airport is positioned west of the city centre, and is the principal port of arrival for passengers to the Côte d'Azur. Due to its proximity to the Principality of Monaco, it also serves as the city-state's airport, with helicopter service linking the principality and airport. Some airlines market Monaco as a destination via Nice Airport.Route Map " in 1993, '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marseille Provence Airport
Marseille Provence Airport () is an international airport located 27 km (17 miles) northwest of Marseille, on the territory of Marignane, both ''communes'' of the Bouches-du-Rhône ''département'' in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur '' région'' of France. The airport's hinterland goes from Gap to Arles and from Toulon to Avignon. History Formerly known as ''Marseille–Marignane Airport'', it has been managed since 1934 by the Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). In the 1920s and 1930s, Marignane was one of France's main points of operation for flying boats. It even briefly served as a terminal for Pan American World Airways ''Clipper'' flying boats. Other flying boat operators were Aéropostale and Air Union, the latter moving over from Antibes in 1931. Marignane was also a production site for hydroplanes by Lioré et Olivier. Antoine de Saint-Exupery describes turning back to Marignane airport with a fuel leak in chapter 8 of '' Wind, San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Corsica
''Compagnie Aérienne Corse Méditerranée S.A.E.M.'' ( co, Cumpagnia Aerea Corsa Mediterrania), trading as Air Corsica (formerly ''CCM Airlines''), is the flag carrier of the French insular region of Corsica, with its head office on the grounds of Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport in Ajaccio, Corsica. It operates passenger services from Corsica to continental France. Its main base is Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, with hubs at Figari–Sud Corse Airport, Bastia – Poretta Airport and Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport. History Air Corsica operates certain flights as a franchise for Air France and ITA Airways. Air Corsica outsources its passenger service system, which manages reservations, inventory and pricing to Amadeus using the Altéa system. Destinations Codeshare agreements Air Corsica has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: * Air France * Air France Hop * ITA Airways Fleet Current fleet , Air Corsica fleet consists of the following aircraft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Bombardment Wing
"The Skies for Us" , colors = , march = , mascot = , battles = Southwest Pacific Theater, First Gulf War , anniversaries = , decorations = Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation , identification_symbol = , identification_symbol_label = 42nd Air Base Wing emblem (approved 16 April 1954)Ravenstein, pp. 69–70The emblem of the 42nd Bombardment Group was slightly modified on 19 March 1997. Warnock, AFHRA Factsheet, 42nd Air Base Wing. , identification_symbol_2 = , identification_symbol_2_label = 42nd Bombardment Group emblem (approved on 11 March 1942) The 42nd Air Base Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air University of Air Education and Training Command. It is stationed at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama and is the host unit for Maxwell- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P-51
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a team headed by James H. Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, North American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October. The Mustang was designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine, which had limited high-altitude performance in its earlier variants. The aircraft was first flown operationally by the RAF as a tactical-reconnaissance aircra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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