Construction was initiated shortly after Allied forces seized control of the Tavoliere plain around Foggia, Apulia, Italy.

[1] The 99th Bomb Group consisted of four squadrons:[3][page needed] The airfield had a single, 6,700' x 100' asphalt runway laid over pierced steel planking, oriented 16/34.

[1] There may have been some temporary hangars and buildings; however, it appears that personnel were quartered primarily in tents, and most aircraft maintenance took place in the open on hardstands.

[1] Both the RAF and the 99th departed after the end of the war, the 99th moving to Marcianise Airfield in October 1945,[2] where its B-17s were placed into storage.

Today Tortorella Airfield has been returned to agriculture; however, some scarring of the landscape remains, with evidence of the main runway visible in aerial photos.