Le Banca Airfield

Le Banca Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, located approximately 14 km northeast of Caiazzo, in the province of Caserta (Campania), 30 km north-northeast of Naples.

It was an all-weather temporary field built by the United States Army Air Force XII Engineer Command using a graded earth compacted surface, with a prefabricated hessian (burlap) surfacing known as PHS.

In addition, tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities; an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure; a dump for supplies, ammunition, and gasoline drums, along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting.

It is unknown precisely where the airfield was actually located due to the changed landscape over the past 60 years.

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