Montreuil Airfield
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Montreuil Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of La Bazoge in the Pays de la Loire region of northern France.
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Montreuil Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-38 | |
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Centre Region, France | |
Coordinates | 48°05′29″N 000°11′16″E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built by | IX Engineering Command |
In use | September–October 1944 |
Materials | Prefabricated Hessian Surfacing (PHS) |
Battles/wars | Western Front (World War II) Eastern France/Benelux Campaign |
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Located just outside Montreuil (probably to the north of the town), the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 17 August 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France. The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 820th Engineer Aviation Battalion.