Barcellona Landing Ground is an abandoned
World War II military airfield in
Sicily, located in the southwestern suburbs of
Milazzo
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, near
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto. It was a temporary field built by the Army Corps of Engineers used as part of the
Invasion of Italy in August 1943.
The airfield primarily used by the
United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force 86th Bombardment Group
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from 27 August until 22 September. From Barcelona LG, the group flew missions over the Italian mainland, and flew air support for allied landings at Salareno (
Operation Avalanche).
When the 86th moved out the airfield was closed and dismantled. Today there is no visible evidence of its existence or its exact location.
References
* Maurer, Maurer. ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. .
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy
Airports established in 1943
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