Saint Marceau Airfield
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Saint Marceaul Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Saint-Marceau in the Pays de la Loire region of northern France.
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Saint Marceau Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-43 | |
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Pays de la Loire Region, France | |
Coordinates | 48°10′42″N 000°09′31″E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built by | IX Engineering Command |
In use | August–November 1944 |
Materials | Prefabricated Hessian Surfacing (PHS) |
Battles/wars | Western Front (World War II) Northern France Campaign Eastern France/Benelux Campaign |
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Located just outside Saint-Marceau, the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 20 August 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France. The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 819th Engineer Aviation Battalion.