Ombrone Airfield
Airfield
47th BG - 85th BS - 12th AF
crashed 29 June 1944 at Ombrone
Object Number - UPL 47543 - A-20J-5-DO #43-9647 Code: #27 47th BG - 85th BS - 12th AF crashed 29 June 1944 at Ombrone
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Detailed History
Ombrone Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, located approximately 5 km south-west of Grosseto, and about 150 km northwest of Rome. It was a temporary airfield built by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The airfield was used by tactical aircraft of the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force. Known units assigned were:
47th Bombardment Group, 27 June-11 July 1944, A-20 Havoc
57th Fighter Group, P-47 Thunderbolt
When the Americans pulled out, the airfield was dismantled and abandoned. Today, the airfield is now reclaimed by agriculture, with little or no evidence of its existence.
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 85th Bomb Squadron 12th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 84th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33153694
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Aircraft Armorer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 84th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-35429
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 85th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665-205
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Operations Officer