Saint-Pierre-du-Mont Airfield
Abandoned World War II military airfield located in the Calvados department / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saint-Pierre-du-Mont Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield which is located in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France. It was one of the many instrumental airfields used to defeat Adolf Hitler's Axis powers in World War II.
Quick Facts Saint-Pierre-du-Mont Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-1, Coordinates ...
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-1 | |||||||
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Emergency Landing Strip (ELS) A-1 Refuelling and Rearming Strip (RRS) A-1 | |||||||
Calvados, Basse-Normandie Region, France | |||||||
Coordinates | 49°23′28″N 000°56′50″W | ||||||
Type | Military Airfield | ||||||
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Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces | ||||||
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Built by | IX Engineering Command | ||||||
In use | June–September 1944 | ||||||
Materials | Square-Mesh Track (SMT) | ||||||
Battles/wars | World War II - EAME Theater
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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 north of Saint-Pierre-du-Mont along the English Channel coast, it was a United States Army Air Force temporary airfield established shortly after the D-Day landings in France. The airfield was one of the first established in the liberated area of Normandy, being constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 834th Engineer Aviation Battalion.