The P-47's probably had few problems runway wise in Lesina then. The improved "runway" was around 80' X 8,000' covered in PSP or Marsten matting with an additional 20' each side and 1,000' each end in hard pack light gravel with oil or tar mixed in. By mid '44 the taxiways and parking areas had also been pretty well groomed and improved as well. I believe there were B-17's, B-24's and for sure there were DC-3's that operated from the 325th's base along with the P-40's, P-47"s and P-51's.

Here's a few of the 47's for ya Ram, along with a colorized montage of the staging area before a mission. Nice surfaces amid the mud-these guys had it better than most.