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Fayence-Tourrettes Airfield

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Fayence-Tourrettes Airfield

Aérodrome Fayence - Tourrettes
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAssociation Aéronautique Provence Côte d'Azur (AAPCA)
LocationFayence / Tourrettes, France
Elevation AMSL738 ft / 225 m
Coordinates43°36′29″N 006°42′06″E / 43.60806°N 6.70167°E / 43.60806; 6.70167
Websitewww.aapca.net
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10R/28L 830 2,723 Grass
10L/28R 785 2,575 Grass
32 650 2,132 Grass
Source: French AIP[1]

Fayence-Tourrettes Airfield (French: Aérodrome Fayence - Tourrettes) (ICAO: LFMF) is a small airfield located 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) south of Fayence[1] and Tourrettes, both communes of the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France.

History

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On 13 June 1940, 12 Italian fighters FIAT CR.42, from 151° Gruppo of 53° Stormo, of Regia Aeronautica, attacked the airfield, destroying several aircraft on the ground.[2]

Nowadays, it is home to a large gliding club, the Association Aéronautique Provence Côte d'Azur (AAPCA) and to one microlight school. Runway 10L has two small tarmac landing strips for the exclusive use of gliders.

References

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  1. ^ a b LFMF – FAYENCE. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ Skulski 2007, p. 20.

Bibliography

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  • De Marchi, Italo. Fiat CR.42 Falco (in Italian). Modena, Italy: Stem Mucchi, 1994. No ISBN.
  • Sgarlato, Nico. Fiat CR.42 (in Italian). Parma, Italy: Delta Editrice, 2005.
  • Skulski, Przemysław. Fiat CR.42 Falco. Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2007. ISBN 83-89450-34-8.
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