temporary airfields/landing grounds, Normandy
Can anybody tell me where I can find the locations of temporary landing grounds/airfields that were located in Normandy after the initial D day invasions? I have searched the usual resources, to no avail
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Try "RAF Squadrons"/Wing Commander C G Jefford/Airlife 2001. ISBN 1 84037 141 2.
Detailed map of Northern France 1944/45, in particular, the area around Bayeux and Caen. Ciarain. |
Thanks for that KK.
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Many thanks lauriebie, just what I was looking for.
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Excuse the long list but this is what I have gleaned over the years:
A1 Saint Pierre du Mont A2 Cricqueville A3 Cardonville A4 Deux Jumeaux A5 Mestry-Chipelle A6 Beuzeville A7 Azeville A8 Picauville A9 Le Molay A10 Carentan A11 Saint Lambert A12 Lignerolles A13 Tour en Bessin A14 Cretteville A15 Cherbourg-Maupertus A16 Brucheville A17 Meautis A18 Saint Jean de Daye A19 La Vieille A20 Lessay A21 Saint Laurent sur Mer A22 Colleville sur Mer A23 Querqueville A24 Biniville A25 Bolleville A26 Gorges A27 Rennes-St Jacques A28 Pontorson A29 Saint James A30 Courtils A31 Gael A33 Vannes A34 Gorron A35 Le Mans A36 Saint Léonard A37 Lombron A38 Montreuil A39 Chateaudun A40 Chartres A41 Dreux-Vernouillet A42 Villacoublay A43 Saint Marceau A44 Peray A45 Lonray A46 Toussus le Noble A47 Orly A48 Brétigny A49 Beille A50 Orléans-bricy A51 Morlaix A52 Etampes-Mondésir A53 Issy les Moulineaux A54 Le Bourget A55 Melun A56 Crecey A57 Laval A58 Coulommiers-Voisins A59 Cormeilles en Vexin A60 Beaumont sur Oise A61 Beauvais-Tille A62 Reims-Champagne A63 Villeneuve-Vertus A64 Saint Dizier-Robinson A65 Perthes A66 Orconte A67 Vitry le François A68 Juvincourt A69 Laon-Athies A70 Laon-Couvron A71 Clastres A72 Péronne A73 Roye-Amy A74 Cambrai-Niergnies A75 Cambrai-Epinoy A76 Athis de l'Orne A77 Saint Livière A78 Florennes-Juzaine (b) A79 Prosnes A80 Mourmelon le Grand A81 Creil A82 Rouvres A83 Denain-Prouvy A84 Chièvres-Mons (b) A85 Senzeilles A86 Vitrival A87 Gosselies (b) A88 Maubeuge A89 Le Culot (b) A90 Toul Croix de Metz A91 Sedan A92 Saint Trond (b) A93 Liège-Bierset A94 Conflans-Doncourt A95 Azelot A96 Nancy-Ochey A97 Sandweiler (l) A98 Rosières en Haye A99 Mars la Tour B1 Asnelles sur Mer B2 Bazenville-Crepon B3 Saint Croix sur Mer-Banville B4 Beny sur Mer-Douvres B5 Camilly-La Fresnoy B6 Coulombs B7 Martragny B8 Sommervieu B9 Lantheuil B10 Plumetot B11 Longues B12 Ellon B14 Amblie B15 Ryes B16 Villons les Buissons B17 Caen-Carpiquet B18 Cristot B19 Lingèvres B21 Saint Honorine B22 Auchie B23 La Rue Huguenot B24 Saint André de l'Eure B25 Le Tréport-Le Theil Rolent B26 Illiers L'Eveque B27 Boisney B28 Evreux-Fauville B29 Bernay-Valailles B30 Creton B31 Fresnoy-Folny B33 Campneuseville B34 Avrilly B35 Godelmesnil-Baromesnil B37 Corroy-Tours en Vimeu B39 Ecoufflerr B40 Nivillers B41 Plouy B42 Beauvais-Tille B43 Saint Omer-Fort Rouge B44 Poix B46 Grandvilliers B48 Amiens Glisy B50 Vitry en Artois B51 Lille-Vendeville B52 Douai Dechy B53 Merville B54 Achiet B55 Courtrai-Wevelghem (b) B56 Evere (b) B57 Lille-Wambrechies B58 Melsbroek (b) B59 Ypres-Vlamertinghe (b) B60 Grimbergen (b) B61 Ghent-St Denis Westrem (b) B63 Bruges-Saint Croix (b) B64 Diest-Schaffen (b) B65 Maldegem (b) B66 Blankenberge (b) B67 Ursel (b) B68 Le Culot (b) B69 Moerbeke (b) B70 Anvers-Deurne (b) B71 Coxyde (b) B73 Moorsel (b) B75 Nivelles (b) B76 Peer (a) B77 Gilze-Rijen (h) B78 Eindhoven (h) B79 Woensdrecht (a) B80 Volkel (h) B81 Le madrillet B82 Grave (h) B83 Knocke le Zout (b) B84 Rips (b) B85 Shijndel (h) B86 Helmond (h) B87 Rosières en Santerre B88 Heesch (h) B89 Mill (h) B90 Kleine Brogel (b) B91 Nimègue-Kluis (h) B92 Abbeville-Drucat B93 Valkenburg (h) B95 Teuge (a) B97 Schiphol (h) B101 Nordhorn (a) B102 Vorst (b) B103 Plantlunne (a) B104 Damme (a) B105 Drope (a) B106 Enschede-Twente (h) B107 Lingen (a) B108 Rheine (a) B109 Quackenbrück (a) B110 Achmer (a) B111 Ahlorn (b) B112 Hopsten (a) B113 Varrelbusch (a) B114 Diepholz (a) B115 Melle B116 Wunstorf (a) B117 Jever (a) B118 Celle (a) B119 Wahn (a) B120 Hannover-Langendhagen (a) B150 Hustedt-Scheven (a) B151 Buckeurg (a) B152 Fassberg (a) B153 Bad Oeyohausen (a) B154 Rheinsehlen (a) B155 Dedestorf (a) B156 Lüneburg (a) B157 Werl (a) B158 Lübeck (a) B159 Mahlen (a) B160 Kastrup (d) B162 Stade (a) B164 Schleswigland (a) B166 Flensburg (a) B167 Kiel-holtenau (a) B168 Fuhlsbuttel (a) B170 Sylt-Westerland (a) B172 Husum (a) B174 Uetersen (a) R1 Wenigenlupnitz R2 Langensalza R3 Rohrensee R4 Gotha North R5 Crailsheim R6 Kitzingen R7 Weimar R8 Eisefeld R9 Erfurt-Bindersleben R10 Illesheim R12 Kassel-Rothwesten R11 Eschwege R13 Hessisch-Lichtenau R14 Detmold R15 Oschersleben R16 Hildesheim R17 Göttingen R18 Kolleda R19 Nordhausen R20 Esperstedt R21 Rockau R22 Rodigen R23 Altenburg R24 Wurzburg R25 Schweinfurt R26 Bayreuth-Bindlach R27 Sachsensheim R28 Furth R29 Herzogenaurach R30 Furth-Industriehafen R31 Merseburg R32 Kothen R33 Gardelegen R34 Stendal R35 Volkenrode R36 Wezendorf R37 Brunswick-Waggum R38 Brunswick-Broitzem R40 Bremen R41 Schwäbisch Hall R42 Buschschwabach R43 Nürnberg R44 Goppingen R45 Ansbach R46 Roth R47 Ottingen R48 Ingolstadt R49 Hailfingen R50 Stuttgart-Echterdingen R51 Vogelsang R52 Leipzig R53 Zwickau R55 Salzwedel R56 Nordholz R57 Bremerhaven R58 Friedrichshafen R59 Leipheim R60 Neuburg R61 Eutingen R62 Mengen R63 Weiden R64 Cham R65 Risstissen R66 Regensburg-Prufening R67 Memmingen R68 Straubing R69 Landau R70 Kaufbauren R71 Lechfeld R72 Furstenfeldbruck R73 Ergolding R74 Oberweisenfeld R75 Schleissheimp R76 Pöcking R77 Gablingen R78 Landsberg R79 Schongau R80 Salzburg (aut.) R81 Oberpfaffenhofen R82 Munchen Reim R83 Muhldorf R84 Augsburg R85 Neubiberg R86 Bad Aibling R87 Horsching (aut.) R88 Innsbruck (aut.) R89 Pilsen R90 Wels R91 Erding Y1 Tantonville Y2 Lunéville Y3 Avril Y4 Buc Y5 Ambérieu Y6 Lyon-Bron Y7 Dôle-Tavaux Y8 Luxeuil Y9 Dijon-Longvic Y10 Le Culot Est (b) Y11 Cannes-Mandelieu Y12 Saint Raphaël-fréjus Y13 Cuers-Pierrefeu Y14 Marseille-Marignane Y15 Aix les Milles Y16 Salon de Provence Y17 Istres-Le Tubé Y18 Le Vallon Y19 La Jasse Y20 Sisteron Y21 Montélimar-Ancone Y22 Crest Y23 Valence Y24 Lyon-Satolas Y25 Loyettes Y26 Lons le Saulnier Y27 Besançon-Thise Y28 Verdun-Charny Y29 Asch (b)) Y30 Le Havre-Octeville Y31 Bulgneville Y32 Ophoven (b) Y33 Thionville Y34 Metz-Frescaty Y35 Compiègne-Marly Y36 Cognac Y37 Bordeaux-Mérignac Y38 Toulouse-Blagnac Y39 Haguenau Y40 Strasbourg-Entzheim Y41 Virton (b) Y42 Nancy-Essey Y43 Düren (a) Y44 Maastricht-Beek (h) Y45 Condé sur Marne Y46 Aachen (a) Y47 Namur (b) Y48 Auxerre Y49 Bourges Y50 Saint Avold Y51 Cazaux Y52 Nice Y53 Colmar Y54 Keltz (a) Y55 Venlo (h) Y56 Munchen-Gladbach (a) Y57 Trier-Even (a) Y58 Köln (a) Y59 Strassfeld (a) Y60 Dunstekoven (a) Y61 Krefeld (a) Y62 Neidermendig (a) Y63 Koblenz (a) Y64 Ober-Olm Y65 Chantilly Y66 Gollheim (a) Y67 Gelnhausen (a) Y69 Mittelbronn (a) Y70 Maitzborn (a) Y71 Eudenbach (a) Y72 Braunschardt (a) Y73 Frankfurt-Rhein-Main (a) Y74 Frankfurt-Eschborn (a) Y75 Frankfurt-Rebstock (a) Y76 Darmstadt-Griesheim (a) Y77 Babenhausen (a) Y78 Biblis (a) Y79 Mannheim-Sandhofen (a) Y80 Wiesbaden (a) Y81 Ailertchen (a) Y82 Kirchellen (a) Y83 Limburg an der Lahn (a) Y84 Giessen (a) Y85 Ettingshausen (a) Y86 Fritzlach (a) Y87 Nidda (a) Y88 Wertheim (a) Y89 Mannheim-Stadt (a) Y91 Hanau-Langendiebach (a) Y92 Dornberg (a) Y93 Munster (a) Y94 Munster-Handorf (a) Y95 Bracht (a) Y96 Kassel-Waldau (a) Y97 Paderborn (a) Y98 Lippstadt (a) Y99 Gutersloh (a) |
jabberwok, many thanks, that must have taken you a bit of typing time!
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