Ghedi Air Base (Italian: Base aerea di Ghedi, ICAO: LIPL) is a base of the Italian Air ForceinGhedi, about 15 kilometres from Brescia, northern Italy.
"Luigi Olivari" Ghedi air base[1]
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Italy | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeronautica Militare Italiana | ||||||||||
| Location | Ghedi, Brescia, Italy | ||||||||||
| Built | 1909 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 333 ft / 101 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°25′56″N 010°16′04″E / 45.43222°N 10.26778°E / 45.43222; 10.26778 | ||||||||||
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It is home to the 6º Stormo of the Italian Air Force with the 102º Gruppo (Papero), the 154º Gruppo (Diavoli Rossi) and the 155º Gruppo (Le linci) equipped with the Tornado IDS.
It is one of six active air bases in five European countries with B61 nuclear bombs in underground WS3 Weapon Storage and Security System inside aircraft shelters.[3] and as of 2019 housed more than 40 nuclear weapons.[4]
The commander since 2017 is the Italian Air Force Colonel Luca Maineri.[5]
Air bases with US nuclear weapon vaults in Europe per nuclear sharing:
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