Centocelle Airport ( it, Aeroporto di Centocelle) was an
airport situated in
Centocelle,
a quarter of
Rome in
Italy. It is also referred to as Rome-Centocelle Airport (''Aeroporto di Roma-Centocelle'').
It was the first
airport and flight school in
Italy, opened on 15 April 1909 when
Wilbur Wright came to give a demonstration of his "Flyer" airplane,
footage of which appears in the early newsreel film, ''
Wilbur Wright und seine Flugmaschine
''Wilbur Wright und seine Flugmaschine'' (''Wilbur Wright and his Flying Machine'') is the German viewing market title of a short silent film made in 1909 and is considered to be the first use of motion picture aerial photography as filmed from a ...
''.
During World War 2, in February 1944, after news of the Allies' landing at
Anzio, Luftwaffe's 1.''Staffel'' and 2.''Staffel'', of Nachtschlachtgruppe (NSGr.) 9, were based at Centocelle, from where they attacked Allied units in southern
Latium, mostly during moonlit night.
Its runway has been closed and converted into a park (''Parco di Centocelle''), but the grounds remain a base of the Italian Air Force, including active helipads.
See also
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List of airports in Italy
References
External links
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Defunct airports in Italy
Transport in Rome
Rome Q. XXIV Don Bosco
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