Centocelle Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Centocelle) (ICAO: LIRC) was an airport situated in Centocelle,[1] a quarter of Rome in Italy. It is also referred to as Rome-Centocelle Airport (Aeroporto di Roma-Centocelle).
During World War 2, in February 1944, after news of the Allies' landing at Anzio, Luftwaffe's 1.Staffel and 2.Staffel, of Nachtschlachtgruppe (NSGr.) 9, were based at Centocelle, from where they attacked Allied units in southern Latium, mostly during moonlit night[citation needed].
Its runway has been closed and converted into a park (Parco di Centocelle), but the grounds remain a base of the Italian Air Force, including active helipads.
centocelle, airport, italian, aeroporto, centocelle, icao, lirc, airport, situated, centocelle, quarter, rome, italy, also, referred, rome, aeroporto, roma, centocelle, aeroporto, centocelleiata, noneicao, lircsummaryairport, typemilitaryservescentocelle, ital. Centocelle Airport Italian Aeroporto di Centocelle ICAO LIRC was an airport situated in Centocelle 1 a quarter of Rome in Italy It is also referred to as Rome Centocelle Airport Aeroporto di Roma Centocelle Centocelle AirportAeroporto di CentocelleIATA noneICAO LIRCSummaryAirport typeMilitaryServesCentocelle ItalyCoordinates41 52 21 N 12 33 46 E 41 87250 N 12 56278 E 41 87250 12 56278MapLIRCLocation of airport in Italy It was the first airport and flight school in Italy opened on 15 April 1909 when Wilbur Wright came to give a demonstration of his Flyer airplane 2 footage of which appears in the early newsreel film Wilbur Wright und seine Flugmaschine During World War 2 in February 1944 after news of the Allies landing at Anzio Luftwaffe s 1 Staffel and 2 Staffel of Nachtschlachtgruppe NSGr 9 were based at Centocelle from where they attacked Allied units in southern Latium mostly during moonlit night citation needed Its runway has been closed and converted into a park Parco di Centocelle but the grounds remain a base of the Italian Air Force including active helipads See also edit nbsp Italy portal nbsp Aviation portal List of airports in ItalyReferences edit Airport information for LIRC at Great Circle Mapper Combs Harry 1979 Kill Devil Hill Discovering the Secret of the Wright Brothers Englewood TernStyle Press Ltd pp 328 330 ISBN 0940053020 External links editAccident history for LIRC at Aviation Safety Network nbsp This article about an airport in Italy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Centocelle Airport amp oldid 1124828100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
