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246:
237:
233:P-40 Warhawk
224:P-40 Warhawk
210:
197:
173:World War II
168:
167:
113:Site history
1427:82d Fighter
1407:52d Fighter
1402:33d Fighter
1382:1st Fighter
1294:Bombardment
1263:63d Fighter
1258:62d Fighter
1085:Dijon (Y-9)
999:Santa Maria
939:Pantelleria
593:Enfidaville
532:Thiersville
497:Saint-Donat
467:Montesquieu
447:Constantine
126:In use
76: /
52:Coordinates
1688:Categories
1663:Fourteenth
1658:Thirteenth
1199:XII Bomber
1029:Tortorella
1014:Serretella
954:Pomigliano
879:Marcianise
849:Grottaglie
789:Cesenatico
638:Massicault
578:Ebba Ksour
422:Ain M'lila
401:Rabat Sale
361:Casablanca
243:References
1673:Twentieth
1668:Fifteenth
1538:Squadrons
1019:Tarquinia
964:Pontedera
924:Orbetello
884:Malignano
824:Follonica
804:Falconara
764:Cattolica
668:Protville
628:La Sebala
603:Grombalia
588:El Bathan
502:Saint-Leu
437:Canrobert
406:Ras el Ma
183:, in the
129:1943-1944
1648:Eleventh
1192:Commands
1049:Vesuvius
949:Piombino
874:Manduria
859:Le Banca
844:Grosseto
814:Florence
698:Thelepte
653:Monastir
623:La Marsa
613:Kairouan
598:Goubrine
568:Djedeida
563:Depienne
527:Telergma
487:Relizane
462:Matemore
427:Berteaux
386:Nouasser
381:Médiouna
356:Berguent
339:Stations
189:Campania
44:Part of
1653:Twelfth
1628:Seventh
1375:Fighter
1044:Voltone
969:Pompeii
929:Paestum
919:Ombrene
909:Nettuno
774:Cercola
719:Bagnoli
688:Soliman
633:Le Sers
583:El Djem
553:Bizerte
546:Tunisia
522:Tébessa
507:Sedrata
492:Rerhaia
472:Nouvion
415:Algeria
366:Guercif
349:Morocco
181:Caiazzo
1633:Eighth
1613:Fourth
1603:Second
1287:Groups
1115:Le Luc
1058:France
819:Foggia
693:Sousse
643:Mateur
608:Hergla
573:Djilma
432:Biskra
376:Marnia
271:
193:Naples
1643:Tenth
1638:Ninth
1623:Sixth
1618:Fifth
1608:Third
1598:First
1221:Wings
1182:Units
989:Rosia
864:Lecce
839:Gioia
829:Gaudo
707:Italy
658:Oudna
618:Korba
396:Oujda
320:USAAF
177:Italy
118:Built
1009:Sele
934:Pisa
854:Iesi
809:Fano
729:Bari
269:ISBN
121:1943
90:Type
325:in
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195:.
307:e
300:t
293:v
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