Poretta Airport
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Bastia – Poretta Airport or Aéroport de Bastia - Poretta is an airport serving Bastia
on the island of Corsica
. It is located 17 km (10.6 mi) south southeast of Bastia in Lucciana
, both communes
of the Haute-Corse
département in France
.
, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force in 1944. The 42d Bombardment Wing
was headquartered at the airfield between 21 September-24 November 1944. Combat units assigned were:
Bastia
Bastia is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It is also the second-largest city in Corsica after Ajaccio and the capital of the department....
on the island of Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
. It is located 17 km (10.6 mi) south southeast of Bastia in Lucciana
Lucciana
Lucciana is a commune of the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.-Geography:Situated on the eastern coast of Corsica nearly to the south of Bastia, the commune extends itself to the mountainous summit as far as the twisted lagoon of La Marana bordering the Tyrrhenian...
, both communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of the Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse is a French department. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica.- History :The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the department of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud...
département in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Airlines and destinations
World War II
During World War IIWorld 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...
, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force in 1944. The 42d Bombardment Wing
42d Air Division
The 42d Air Division was a unit of the United States Air Force. It was established as the 42 Bombardment Wing on 8 February 1943. The wing first saw combat in September 1943. It was inactivated in 1991.-History:...
was headquartered at the airfield between 21 September-24 November 1944. Combat units assigned were:
- 5th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, (3d Reconnaissance Group3d Reconnaissance GroupThe 3d Reconnaissance Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Twelfth Air Force, based at Pomigliano, Italy. It was inactivated on 12 September 1945-History:...
), 11 Juy-24 September 1944, P-38/F-5 Lightning - 23d Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, (3d Reconnaissance Group3d Reconnaissance GroupThe 3d Reconnaissance Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Twelfth Air Force, based at Pomigliano, Italy. It was inactivated on 12 September 1945-History:...
), 11 Juy-24 September 1944, P-38/F-5 Lightning - 111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, (XII Tactical Air CommandXII Tactical Air CommandThe XII Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe, based at Bad Kissingen, Germany...
), 21 July-27 August 1944, P-51/F-6 Mustang - 414th Night Fighter Squadron, (Twelfth Air Force), 5 February-July 1944; 5 September-13 October 1944, Bristol BeaufighterBristol BeaufighterThe Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design...
- 416th Night Fighter Squadron, (Twelfth Air Force), 14–23 August 1944, P-61 Black WidowP-61 Black WidowThe Northrop P-61 Black Widow was the first operational U.S. military aircraft designed specifically for night interception of aircraft, and was the first aircraft specifically designed to use radar. It was an all-metal, twin-engine, twin-boom design developed during World War II...
- 417th Night Fighter Squadron, (Twelfth Air Force), February-April 1944; 25 April-7 September 1944, Bristol BeaufighterBristol BeaufighterThe Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design...
External links
- Bastia Airport (official site)
- Aéroport de Bastia-Poretta at Union des Aéroports Français