La Vieille Airfield
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La Vieille Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located in the commune of Saint Georges d'Elle in the Normandy region of northern France.
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La Vieille Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-19 | |
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Basse-Normandie Region, France | |
Coordinates | 49°09′36″N 00°58′36″W (Location Undetermined) |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built by | IX Engineering Command |
In use | August–September 1944 |
Materials | Prefabricated Hessian Surfacing (PHS) |
Battles/wars | Western Front (World War II) Northern France Campaign |
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Located at the " Hameau Lavieille " - Saint Georges d'Elle ( to the northeast of the commune), at the foot of the Hill 192 at 10 km of Saint Lô; the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 31 July 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 818th Engineer Aviation Battalion.