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”’Bresso Airfield”’ ({{langx|it|Aeroporto di Bresso}}, {{Airport codes||LIMB|p=n}}), also known as ”’Aeroporto Giampiero Clerici”’, is an [[aerodrome]] in [[Bresso]], in the [[Milan metropolitan area]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.storiadimilano.it/citta/milanotecnica/volo/bresso.htm|title = ::: Storia di Milano ::: l’Aeroporto di Bresso}}</ref>
”’Bresso Airfield”’ ({{langx|it|Aeroporto di Bresso}}, {{Airport codes||LIMB|p=n}}), also known as ”’Aeroporto Giampiero Clerici”’, is an [[aerodrome]] in [[Bresso]], in the [[Milan metropolitan area]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.storiadimilano.it/citta/milanotecnica/volo/bresso.htm|title = Storia di Milano ::: l’Aeroporto di Bresso}}</ref>
[[File:Milano-Bresso airport hangars.jpg|thumb|Light aircraft parked at Bresso Airport]]
[[File:Milano-Bresso airport hangars.jpg|thumb|Light aircraft parked at Bresso Airport]]
Originally built in 1912, the field served as a ”factory airfield” until the nearby [[Società Italiana Ernesto Breda|Breda factory]] expanded its production to military aircraft for [[World War I]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.storiadimilano.it/citta/milanotecnica/volo/bresso.htm|title = ::: Storia di Milano ::: l’Aeroporto di Bresso}}</ref> From 1931 to 1933 it housed the [[Regia Aeronautica]]’s Terzo Stormo. On April 30, 1944, the Breda factory and the airfield were heavily bombed by 53 American [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17]]. Seven aircraft and a few hangars went completely destroyed. At the end of [[World War II]] the airport was mostly used as a military flying training camp and to field fighter aircraft as part of the defence system of the city.
Originally built in 1912, the field served as a ”factory airfield” until the nearby [[Società Italiana Ernesto Breda|Breda factory]] expanded its production to military aircraft for [[World War I]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.storiadimilano.it/citta/milanotecnica/volo/bresso.htm|title = Storia di Milano ::: l’Aeroporto di Bresso}}</ref> From 1931 to 1933 it housed the [[Regia Aeronautica]]’s Terzo Stormo. On April 30, 1944, the Breda factory and the airfield were heavily bombed by 53 American [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17]]. Seven aircraft and a few hangars went completely destroyed. At the end of [[World War II]] the airport was mostly used as a military flying training camp and to field fighter aircraft as part of the defence system of the city.
In 1960, it became the permanent site of the ”[[Aero Club Milano]]”. Since then the airport mostly serves as a [[general aviation]] airfield for flying club activity, touristic flights and air taxi.<ref>[http://www.aeroclubmilano.it/ Aero Club Milano]</ref> It also hosts a base of the state helicopter emergency service ”Elisoccorso”.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hems-association.com/it/base/7.html | title=Base di elisoccorso Milano | HEMS Association }}</ref>
In 1960, it became the permanent site of the ”[[Aero Club Milano]]”. Since then the airport mostly serves as a [[general aviation]] airfield for flying club activity, touristic flights and air taxi.<ref>[http://www.aeroclubmilano.it/ Aero Club Milano]</ref> It also hosts a base of the state helicopter emergency service ”Elisoccorso”.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hems-association.com/it/base/7.html | title=Base di elisoccorso Milano | HEMS Association }}</ref>
==Runway==
==Runway==
The airport runway is {{convert|1080|m}} long and {{convert|30|m}} wide. It has a magnetic orientation (QFU) 36/18.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.storiadimilano.it/citta/milanotecnica/volo/bresso.htm|title = ::: Storia di Milano ::: l’Aeroporto di Bresso}}</ref>
The airport runway is {{convert|1080|m}} long and {{convert|30|m}} wide. It has a magnetic orientation (QFU) 36/18.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.storiadimilano.it/citta/milanotecnica/volo/bresso.htm|title = Storia di Milano ::: l’Aeroporto di Bresso}}</ref>
==Frequencies==
==Frequencies==
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Airport in Bresso
Bresso Airfield (Italian: Aeroporto di Bresso, ICAO: LIMB), also known as Aeroporto Giampiero Clerici, is an aerodrome in Bresso, in the Milan metropolitan area.[1]
Originally built in 1912, the field served as a factory airfield until the nearby Breda factory expanded its production to military aircraft for World War I.[2] From 1931 to 1933 it housed the Regia Aeronautica‘s Terzo Stormo. On April 30, 1944, the Breda factory and the airfield were heavily bombed by 53 American Boeing B-17. Seven aircraft and a few hangars went completely destroyed. At the end of World War II the airport was mostly used as a military flying training camp and to field fighter aircraft as part of the defence system of the city.
In 1960, it became the permanent site of the Aero Club Milano. Since then the airport mostly serves as a general aviation airfield for flying club activity, touristic flights and air taxi.[3] It also hosts a base of the state helicopter emergency service Elisoccorso.[4]
On June 3, 2012, on the occasion of the seventh World Meeting of Families promoted by the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated a mass on the tarmac in front of a million of pilgrims.[5]
The airport runway is 1,080 metres (3,540 ft) long and 30 metres (98 ft) wide. It has a magnetic orientation (QFU) 36/18.[6]
- Bresso Radio 122.005
- Milano Informazioni 124.925
- Linate Tower 118.100
- Milano Approach 126.300[7]
