Ghedi Air Base

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"Luigi Olivari" Ghedi Air Base [1]
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerItaly
Operator Aeronautica Militare Italiana
Location Ghedi, Brescia, Italy
Built1909
Elevation  AMSL 333 ft / 101 m
Coordinates 45°25′56″N010°16′04″E / 45.43222°N 10.26778°E / 45.43222; 10.26778
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Location of Ghedi Air Base
Ghedi Air Base
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
13/319,8132,991Asphalt
Sources:DAFIF [2]

Ghedi Air Base (Italian : Base aerea di Ghedi, ICAO : LIPL) is a base of the Italian Air Force in Ghedi, about 15 kilometres from Brescia, northern Italy.

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It is home to the 6º Stormo of the Italian Air Force with the 102º Gruppo (Papero) with F-35A Lightning II, the 154º Gruppo ( Diavoli Rossi ) with Tornado IDS (being replaced by F-35A Lightning II) and the 155º Gruppo (Le linci) with Tornado ECR.

It is one of six active air bases in five European countries with B61 nuclear bombs in underground WS3 Weapon Storage and Security System inside aircraft shelters. [3] and as of 2019 housed more than 40 nuclear weapons. [4]

The commander since 2017 is the Italian Air Force Colonel Luca Maineri. [5]

See also

Air bases with US nuclear weapon vaults in Europe per nuclear sharing:

References

  1. ↑ "Centesimo anniversario della fondazione dell'aeroporto Luigi Olivari di Ghedi". giornalemetropolitano.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "World Aero Data: GHEDI -- LIPL". worldaerodata.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Armi nucleari in Italia: Dove, come, perché". 24 April 2013.
  4. ↑ swissinfo.ch, S. W. I.; Corporation, a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting. "Un arsenale atomico alle porte della Svizzera". TVSvizzera. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Cambio di comando all'Aeroporto di Aviano". www.aeronautica.difesa.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.



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