Comiso Airport

Comiso
Sicily, Italy

This airport was built from 1935 to 1939. It was used by the Luftwaffe to bomb Allied positions in the Maghreb and on Malta, while the airfield was also bombed several times. The base was eventually caputed on 11 July 1943 and re-used in the European Campaign.

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Text by: Kaj Metz

Photo(s): Wikimedia Commons