Colleville-sur-Mer Airfield

Colleville-sur-Mer is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Carentan in the Normandy region of northern France.

Colleville-sur-Mer Airfield
Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-12
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France
Colleville-sur-Mer Airfield is located in France
Colleville-sur-Mer Airfield
Colleville-sur-Mer Airfield
Coordinates49°20′18″N 000°50′08″W / 49.33833°N 0.83556°W / 49.33833; -0.83556 (A-22 Colleville-sur-Mer)
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built byIX Engineering Command
In useJune–August 1944
MaterialsCompressed Earth
Battles/warsWestern Front (World War II)
  Northern France Campaign

Located just outside La Fontaine, the United States Army Air Forces 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

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