Foggia

Airfield

media-53588.jpeg UPL 53588 97th Bomb Group B17 at Foggia which was the plane William G. Kincaid flew on. "43-924"? Tail numbers are not clear. 97th Bomb Group collection

One of William G. Kincaid'a personal photos. This was his aircraft, evidently. Wm. G. was an avid photographer and yet only saved a few photos from his days flying out of Foggia.

Object Number - UPL 53588 - 97th Bomb Group B17 at Foggia which was the plane William G. Kincaid flew on. "43-924"? Tail numbers are not clear.

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Detailed History

Foggia Airfield[edit]

Now Foggia-Gino Lisa Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Foggia) (IATA: FOG, ICAO: LIBF)

Located approximately 3km southwest of Foggia. 41°26′15″N 015°32′15″E

Captured Regia Aeronautica airfield used by Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Force as both operational airfield and as major command and control headquarters. Elevation 243', runway direction NNW ~ SSE, 400 x 6,000" sod & earth, 41 hardstands on compacted gravel. Open dispersal on east taxiway. Inactivated February 1946 and turned over to Allied Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force (Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana, or ACI). Today commercial airport.[13]

306th Fighter Wing, 27 January – 23 February 1944

5th Bombardment Wing, December 1943 – 2 November 1945

57th Bombardment Wing, 29 October 1943 – 4 January 1944

2d Bombardment Group, B-17 Flying Fortress, 19 November 1945 – 28 February 1946

12th Bombardment Group, (B-25 Mitchell), 2 November 1943 – January 1944

57th Fighter Group, (P-47 Thunderbolt), 30 September – 27 October 1943

79th Fighter Group, (P-47 Thunderbolt), 9 October – 19 November 1943

325th Fighter Group, (P-47 Thunderbolt), 11 December 1943 – 29 March 1944

340th Bombardment Group, (B-25 Mitchell), 19 November 1943 – 2 January 1944

236 Wing RAF (40[14] and 104[15] Squadrons) (Wellington X, Liberator), Dec 1943 - Oct 1945