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Cervia Air Force Base
Cervia Air Force Base;
	F-16-ADF of the Italian Air Force
	IATA: none; ICAO: LIPC;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Location	Italy
Elevation AMSL	18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	44°13′27.03″N 012°18′25.935″E / 44.2241750°N 12.30720417°E
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Cervia AFB

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Location of Cervia Air Force Base, Italy

Cervia Air Force Baset (ICAO: LIPC) is an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) Base in northern Italy, located approximately 6 km southwest of Cervia, in the province of Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna).

It is the home base of the 5th Stormo Caccia Intercettori, which flies a licence-built version of the Lockheed Martin F-16 Falcon. It is also a NATO air base, which hosts deployed aircraft from the United States Air Force, Royal Air Force, and other NATO air forces on a routine basis

World War II

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force 79th Fighter Group, flying combat operations with P-47 Thunderbolts. The 79th used the airfield from 20 March until July 1945.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

Airport information for LIPC at Great Circle Mapper.
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 ==World War II==
-During [[World War II]] the airfield was used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Twelfth Air Force]] [[79th Fighter Group]], flying combat operations with [[P-47 Thunderbolts]]s.  The 79th used the airfield from 20 March until July 1945.
+During [[World War II]] the airfield was used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Twelfth Air Force]] [[79th Fighter Group]], flying combat operations with [[P-47 Thunderbolts]].  The 79th used the airfield from 20 March until July 1945.
 ==References==