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366:Louis Gentil
322:World War II
259:
241:
232:
224:A-36 Apaches
218:. Also the
202:
189:
156:
155:
101:Site history
1422:82d Fighter
1402:52d Fighter
1397:33d Fighter
1377:1st Fighter
1289:Bombardment
1258:63d Fighter
1253:62d Fighter
1080:Dijon (Y-9)
994:Santa Maria
934:Pantelleria
588:Enfidaville
527:Thiersville
492:Saint-Donat
462:Montesquieu
442:Constantine
114:In use
65: /
41:Coordinates
1683:Categories
1658:Fourteenth
1653:Thirteenth
1194:XII Bomber
1024:Tortorella
1009:Serretella
949:Pomigliano
874:Marcianise
844:Grottaglie
784:Cesenatico
633:Massicault
573:Ebba Ksour
417:Ain M'lila
396:Rabat Sale
356:Casablanca
238:References
1668:Twentieth
1663:Fifteenth
1533:Squadrons
1014:Tarquinia
959:Pontedera
919:Orbetello
879:Malignano
819:Follonica
799:Falconara
759:Cattolica
663:Protville
623:La Sebala
598:Grombalia
583:El Bathan
497:Saint-Leu
432:Canrobert
401:Ras el Ma
212:Spitfires
117:1943-1944
1643:Eleventh
1187:Commands
1044:Vesuvius
944:Piombino
869:Manduria
854:Le Banca
839:Grosseto
809:Florence
693:Thelepte
648:Monastir
618:La Marsa
608:Kairouan
593:Goubrine
563:Djedeida
558:Depienne
522:Telergma
482:Relizane
457:Matemore
422:Berteaux
381:Nouasser
376:Médiouna
351:Berguent
334:Stations
185:Volturno
173:Campania
33:Part of
1648:Twelfth
1623:Seventh
1370:Fighter
1039:Voltone
964:Pompeii
924:Paestum
914:Ombrene
904:Nettuno
769:Cercola
714:Bagnoli
683:Soliman
628:Le Sers
578:El Djem
548:Bizerte
541:Tunisia
517:Tébessa
502:Sedrata
487:Rerhaia
467:Nouvion
410:Algeria
361:Guercif
344:Morocco
187:river.
183:on the
181:Caserta
171:region
169:Italian
167:in the
1628:Eighth
1608:Fourth
1598:Second
1282:Groups
1110:Le Luc
1053:France
814:Foggia
688:Sousse
638:Mateur
603:Hergla
568:Djilma
427:Biskra
371:Marnia
266:
177:Naples
1638:Tenth
1633:Ninth
1618:Sixth
1613:Fifth
1603:Third
1593:First
1216:Wings
1177:Units
984:Rosia
859:Lecce
834:Gioia
824:Gaudo
702:Italy
653:Oudna
613:Korba
391:Oujda
315:USAAF
161:Italy
106:Built
1004:Sele
929:Pisa
849:Iesi
804:Fano
724:Bari
264:ISBN
109:1943
78:Type
320:in
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230:.
302:e
295:t
288:v
270:.
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