INFORMATIONS SUR LA BASE ALTO
ALTO CORSICA 42° 27' 00" N. 09° 31' 35" E.
| CORSICA |
ALTO |
| Co-Ordinates : |
42° 27’ 00” N. |
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09° 31’ 35” E. |
| ALTITUDE : |
70 feet |
| MAG. Variation : |
5° 04’ W. (1944) |
| Annual change : |
8’ E. |
| MAP Reference : |
G.S.G.S. 4398. CORSICA (1:50,000) Shett 5, Borgo |
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Grid reference : 320365ting Cock et le 66th FS Exterminator. |
| Local position : |
18 miles S. of Bastia on the East coast. Folelli |
| And Landmarks: |
village and large mill at SW. corner. Alto River lies 1000 yds. To the South |
| Obstructions : |
Power line below 1-50 glide angle to N., 0° glide angle to S. |
DIMENSIONS : |
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| Surface: |
Semi-all weather. Good drainage. Boundary markers. |
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Circle marked ‘ALT’ at NE. corner of runway |
| Runways : |
One piereed steel plank runway with compacted earth and gravel base. N/S 200 yds |
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2 picreed steel plank aprons connected by taxi-track to runway |
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A perimeter track encircles the runway and dispersal areas |
| Facilities : |
(a) Fuel and Oil : Fuel tank fed by pipeline |
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(b) Water : Main water supply |
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(c) Telephone W/T. etc. : U.S. Army Signal Corps installations
U.S. Army Met. Station at Bastia |
Emplacement de la base ALTO
Projet réalisé avec les troisième A du collège de la Casinca (année scolaire 2007-2008) " Sur les traces d'Alto, pour ne pas laisser leur histoire mourir avec eux ! "
©2007-2008 Alto-Casinca, Ile de Corse 
