Pontorson Airfield
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Pontorson Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Pontorson in the Normandy region of northern France.
Quick Facts Pontorson Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-28, Coordinates ...
Pontorson Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-28 | |
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Basse-Normandie Region, France | |
Coordinates | 48°32′57″N 001°29′18″W |
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 just outside Pontorson (likely to the northeast), the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 7 August 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 819th Engineer Aviation Battalion.