Galera Airfield
Encyclopedia
Galera Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in the Umbria
region of central Italy
, 5.3 km South-Southwest of Umbertide
.
Its last known use was by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force in 1943 during the Italian Campaign
. Today the site of the airfield is indistinguishable from the many agricultural fields in the area.
Umbria
Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
region of central Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, 5.3 km South-Southwest of Umbertide
Umbertide
Umbertide is a town and comune of Italy, in the province of Perugia in northwestern Umbria, at the confluence of the Reggia river and the Tiber. It is 30 km North of Perugia and 20 km South of Città di Castello...
.
Its last known use was by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force in 1943 during the Italian Campaign
Italian Campaign (World War II)
The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe. Joint Allied Forces Headquarters AFHQ was operationally responsible for all Allied land forces in the Mediterranean theatre, and it planned and commanded the...
. Today the site of the airfield is indistinguishable from the many agricultural fields in the area.