Gorges Airfield
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Gorges Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Gorges in the Manche region of northern France.
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Gorges Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-26 | |
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Picardie Region, France | |
Coordinates | 49°14′38″N 001°24′36″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 | Pierced Steel Planking (PSP) |
Battles/wars | Western Front (World War II) Northern France Campaign |
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Located just outside Gorges (likely to the east or southeast), the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 2 August 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 826th Engineer Aviation Battalion.