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|location= Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France |
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|type=Military airfield |
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|builder= IX Engineering Command |
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|used= June-August 1944 |
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|controlledby=[[United States Army Air Forces]] |
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|battles= [[Western Front (World War II)]]<br /> Northern France Campaign |
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'''Colleville-sur-Mer''' is an abandoned [[World War II]] military airfield, which is located near the [[Communes of France|commune]] of [[Carentan]] in the [[Basse-Normandie]] [[Regions of France|region]] of northern [[France]]. |
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Located just outside of La Fontaine, the [[United States Army Air Force]] established a temporary airfield shortly after [[D-Day]] on 8 June 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was one of the first established in the liberated area of Normandy, being constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 832d Engineer Aviation Battalion. |
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==History== |
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{{Portal box|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}} |
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{{AFHRA}} |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France]] |
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Revision as of 01:07, 19 May 2012
| Colleville-sur-Mer Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-12  | |
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Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France
  Colleville-sur-Mer Airfield Colleville-sur-Mer Airfield (France) | |
| Coordinates | 49°21′15″N 000°49′41″W / 49.35417°N 0.82806°W |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built by | IX Engineering Command |
| In use | June-August 1944 |
| Materials | Compressed Earth |
| Battles/wars | Western Front (World War II) Northern France Campaign |
Colleville-sur-Mer is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Carentan in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.
Located just outside of La Fontaine, the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield shortly after D-Day on 8 June 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was one of the first established in the liberated area of Normandy, being constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 832d Engineer Aviation Battalion.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency