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The airfield was closed on 30 October, and was eventually dismantled. Today, little or no evidence of the airfield remains in the agricultural area.
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1430:52d Fighter
1425:33d Fighter
1405:1st Fighter
1317:Bombardment
1286:63d Fighter
1281:62d Fighter
1108:Dijon (Y-9)
1022:Santa Maria
962:Pantelleria
616:Enfidaville
555:Thiersville
520:Saint-Donat
490:Montesquieu
470:Constantine
126:In use
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1743:Categories
1713:49°54′36″N
1686:Fourteenth
1681:Thirteenth
1222:XII Bomber
1052:Tortorella
1037:Serretella
977:Pomigliano
902:Marcianise
872:Grottaglie
812:Cesenatico
661:Massicault
601:Ebba Ksour
445:Ain M'lila
424:Rabat Sale
384:Casablanca
282:2009-11-03
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85:49°54′36″N
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1691:Fifteenth
1561:Squadrons
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987:Pontedera
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827:Falconara
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429:Ras el Ma
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972:Piombino
897:Manduria
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867:Grosseto
837:Florence
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1398:Fighter
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992:Pompeii
952:Paestum
942:Ombrene
932:Nettuno
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656:Le Sers
606:El Djem
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515:Rerhaia
495:Nouvion
438:Algeria
389:Guercif
372:Morocco
203:Bavaria
158:History
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1138:Le Luc
1081:France
842:Foggia
716:Sousse
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