Meautis Airfield
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Meautis Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Méautis in the Normandy region of northern France.
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Meautis Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-17 | |
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Basse-Normandie Region, France | |
Coordinates | 49°17′07″N 001°18′16″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 | Prefabricated Hessian Surfacing (PHS) |
Battles/wars | Western Front (World War II) Northern France Campaign |
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Located to the east of Méautis, the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 24 July 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 840th Engineer Aviation Battalion.