Sterparone Airfield
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Sterparone Airfield is an abandoned World War II
military airfield in Italy
, which was located approximately 10 km south-southeast of Torre Maggiore on the Foggia plain; 130 km northeast of Naples.
Sterparone was a heavy strategic bomber airfield used by the 483d Bombardment Group between 22 April 1944 and 25 September 1944 flying B-17 Flying Fortresses.
The airfield today has been returned to agriculture, however extensive scarring of the landscape remains, showing various dispersal pads and taxiways and other features.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
military airfield in Italy
Italy
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, which was located approximately 10 km south-southeast of Torre Maggiore on the Foggia plain; 130 km northeast of Naples.
Sterparone was a heavy strategic bomber airfield used by the 483d Bombardment Group between 22 April 1944 and 25 September 1944 flying B-17 Flying Fortresses.
The airfield today has been returned to agriculture, however extensive scarring of the landscape remains, showing various dispersal pads and taxiways and other features.