Ghedi Air Base
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Italy | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeronautica Militare Italiana | ||||||||||
| Location | Ghedi, Brescia, Italy | ||||||||||
| Built | 1909 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 333 ft / 101 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°25′56″N 010°16′04″E / 45.43222°N 10.26778°E | ||||||||||
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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.
It is home to the 6º Stormo of the Italian Air Force with the 102º Gruppo (Papero), il 154º Gruppo (Diavoli Rossi) e il 155º Gruppo (Le linci) equipped with the Tornado IDS.
It houses more than 40 nuclear weapons type B61.[3]
The commander since 2017 is the Italian Air Force Colonel Luca Maineri.[4]
References
- ^ "Centesimo anniversario della fondazione dell'aeroporto Luigi Olivari di Ghedi". giornalemetropolitano.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "World Aero Data: GHEDI -- LIPL". worldaerodata.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ swissinfo.ch, S. W. I.; Corporation, a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting. "Un arsenale atomico alle porte della Svizzera". TVSvizzera. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Cambio di comando all'Aeroporto di Aviano". www.aeronautica.difesa.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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