Gerbini Airfield

Gerbini Airfield is a series of abandoned World War II military airfields in Paternò, Sicily, located 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Catania, near the intersection of the A19 and SP24 highways.

The airfields consisted of a series of flat agricultural fields, used for runways and parking areas.

Army engineers compacted the earth and improved the field for use by light and medium bombers.

Twelfth Air Force units stationed at Gerbini were: When the C-47s moved out at the end of 1944, the airfield was dismantled and returned to its owners.

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