It seems that during the last period of service 250 Squadron and 318 Squadron shared the airfield. The current 250 Squadron is indeed a model aero club.

Risano, Tissano and Lavariano are all within a triangle and probably were the towns in which the squadrons were based. The airfield itself was, at the end of the war two strips, Risano and Lavariana, that were joined in a V by the Germans. I can't see any trace of the second strip now, it probably ran parallel to the A23. Apparently this has led to the combined airfield being called both Risano and Lavariana at the same time.

The model club uses the western part of the strip and the eastern part is used as a drag racing strip. A manufacturer of ultralight aircraft was based there but has now moved. I can't quite work out if it is still in use as a private airfield.

I must say I find this historical research quite interesting.

Peter

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