Carentan Airfield
World War II military airfield in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carentan Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Carentan in the Normandy region of northern France.
Quick Facts Carentan Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-10, Coordinates ...
Carentan Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-10 | |||||||
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Basse-Normandie Region, France | |||||||
Coordinates | 49°18′18″N 001°10′46″W | ||||||
Type | Military Airfield | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built by | IX Engineering Command | ||||||
In use | June–November 1944 | ||||||
Materials | Prefabricated Hessian Surfacing (PHS) | ||||||
Battles/wars | World War II - EAME Theater
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Garrison information | |||||||
Garrison | Ninth Air Force | ||||||
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Airfield information | |||||||
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One runway, 4 alert pads, 50 hardstands[1] |
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Located just outside Carentan, the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield 15 June 1944, nine days after the first Allied landings in France on D-Day and only three days after the capture of Carentan. The airfield was one of the first established in the liberated area of Normandy, being constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 826th Engineer Aviation Battalion.