Orconte Airfield
World War II military airfield in Marne, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orconte Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Orconte in the Marne department of northern France.
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Orconte Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-66 | |
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Champagne-Ardenne Region, France | |
Coordinates | 48°40′14″N 004°44′10″E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built by | IX Engineering Command |
In use | September–December 1944 |
Materials | Prefabricated Hessian Surfacing (PHS) |
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Located probably north of the commune, it was a United States Army Air Force temporary airfield established during the Northern France Campaign in September 1944. Its primary use was for P-47 Thunderbolt fighters of the Ninth Air Force 354th Fighter Group.