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had been repaired by the
American combat engineers, most were in ruins. Although it was a prewar French Air Force facility, the Air Force wanted nothing to do with a Nazi airfield on French soil. As a result, the Air Ministry leased the land, concrete runways, structures and all, out to farmers for agricultural use, sending in unexploded ordnance teams to remove the dangerous munitions.
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In French control after the war, the base sat abandoned for several years. There was much un-exploded ordnance at the site which needed to be removed, as well as the wreckage of German and
American aircraft. Many of the buildings at the base were destroyed by the Allied air attacks, and although some
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A Jet arrived at the airfield from
Sonderkommando Götz to perform reconnaissance missions over Allied shipping at the landing beaches in Normandy, France. The mission on 2 August was the first photo-reconnaissance mission undertaken by a jet. Two Ar 234 continued to fly missions from Juvincourt until
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Under
Luftwaffe control, the airfield was vastly expanded with an aggressive construction program. Three concrete runways aligned 17/35 5300' (1610 m); 09/27, 5280' (1600 m) and 05/23 6500' (1980 m) were laid down to provide all-weather use of the field. An enclosing perimeter taxiway loop connecting
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can be found in the middle of the airfield. It is a concrete circle in a ring, that indicates the cardinal points of the compass. It was connected by a taxiway and was used to adjust aircraft navigation equipment. The concrete control tower (coordinates listed above) today is a restaurant, with what
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Of the three concrete runways laid down by the
Luftwaffe, only the northwest–southeast (17/35) remains at full length and width. although some sections have been removed over the years. Many patched bomb craters are evident on the concrete. A significant amount of the east/west (09/27) runway still
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by the French Air
Ministry as part of their NATO commitment to establish a modern Air Force station at the site. Some construction was performed, pouring an 8000' jet runway (05/23) to the south of the World War II airfield, along with aircraft dispersal areas at each end of the runway. However the
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Each group had three or four combat squadrons of aircraft assigned to the airfield, making
Juvincourt one of the largest and most active USAAF fields on the continent. Attacks on German ground forces, bridges, airfields still in Luftwaffe hands, railroads and any target of opportunity of the German
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connecting two single-track agricultural roads which are the remaining narrow concrete strips of the former runway, the full width of which can be seen in disturbed earth along the road. The enclosing perimeter track taxiway exists also as single-lane concrete farm roads. Connecting taxiways of the
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The airfield was seized from the
Germans by Allied ground forces on 5 September 1944. Before abandoning the station, the Germans conducted demolitions of whatever buildings had not been destroyed by Allied air attacks. Once in American hands, combat engineers of the IX Engineering Command 820th
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With the war ended, Juvincourt became largely a transport airfield, being used by the RAF also for repatriation of
English, Australian and New Zealand prisoners of war. These transfers were made by Lancasters of No 463 Squadron and No 467 Squadron RAAF, together with No 186 Squadron and No 50
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construction was never completed due to the high cost of breaking the agricultural leases, and also the high costs of removing the concrete German runways and other facilities. It was cheaper to build an airfield elsewhere and the land was simply sold off to private interests.
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groups of Eighth Air Force began accompanying the heavy bombers all the way to their German targets by mid-1944, it was routine for them to also attack
Juvincourt on their return to England with a fighter sweep and attack any target of opportunity to be found at the airfield.
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A railroad spur was built, with a right-of-way from the northern main line to haul supplies and equipment, as well as disassembled aircraft and munitions to the airfield. In addition to the airfield and support base, barracks facilities were constructed in the commune of
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Although operationally usable, Juvincourt was a wrecked base from the numerous Allied air attacks since late 1942 and what was blown up by the Germans as they withdrew. The Americans made do with the portion of the airfield closest to the town of Juvincourt
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26 August. One of the pilots; Erich Sommer, had spotted a member of the French resistance at the airfield with a camera. Soon afterwards the RAF attacked the airfield. The two Ar 234 were undamaged, but on 28 August they left Juvincourt for Belgium.
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was built in a wooded area with permanent, concrete structures. Barracks, workshop buildings, air raid bunkers, earth-covered concrete hangars and a series of taxiways connected the support and maintenance facilities with the airfield.
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airfields in France during the German occupation (1940–1944), hosting a wide variety of both fighter and bomber aircraft, including German jet fighters and bombers. Seized by the Allies in September 1944 it became a major
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exists, also extensively patched, however, the 05/23 runway is almost nonexistent, being almost totally removed for hardcore aggregate. A very small section, however, can be found in the middle of a field
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Engineer Aviation Regiment repaired the damaged airfield and declared it operationally ready for combat units on 7 September, only a few days after its capture from German forces, being designated as
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medium bombers. The medium bombers would attack in coordinated raids, usually in the mid-to-late afternoon, with Eighth Air Force heavy bombers returning from attacking their targets in
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trenches that were close by the area. Nearby the cemetery are concrete bomb shelters dug by the Germans and reinforced, to protect personnel during the frequent Allied air raids.
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of Ninth Air Force would be dispatched to perform fighter sweeps over Juvincourt after the Marauder raids, then meet up with the heavy bombers and provide fighter escort back to
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Today Juvincourt Airfield is a quiet place, consisting of mostly agricultural fields. The N44 highway bisects the airfield, crossing over the southwest part running NW/SE.
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appears to be a connecting wartime building as part of the structure located today on the west side of the N44. About 1 km northwest, also along the N44 is a British
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The attack was timed to have the maximum effect possible to keep the Luftwaffe interceptors pinned down on the ground and be unable to attack the heavy bombers. Also, the
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To the southeast of the wartime airfield is the 1950s jet aircraft runway and dispersal pads built when Juvincourt was proposed as a NATO airfield. Today it is owned by
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Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
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of the Marauders and Flying Fortresses. Many buildings of masonry construction had been made useless, their contents consisting of nothing but wreckage.
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Contains many photos of the airfield and base while being used by the Luftwaffe, and has detailed descriptions of the units and aircraft assigned.
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It appears that the French Air Force considered Juvincourt an auxiliary airfield and did not station any units or aircraft at the facility. After
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of 76 Wing, 142 Squadron to Proviseux (Berry-au-Bac), between 2–12 September 1939. The RAF aircraft, however, did not see any combat during the
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Former airfield structures are still clearly visible and the former operations tower along the main road is used as a restaurant pizzeria.
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facility was built at Juvincourt during 1938 and 1939 consisting of a grass airfield with three small grass subfields associated with it:
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used the station for several units from 7 September 1944 until closing the airfield in July 1945. Known units assigned were:
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McAuliffe, Jerome J: U.S. Air Force in France 1950–1967 (2005), Chapter 2, Base Selection and Movement to France, 1950–1954
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the ends of runways was built, connecting the airfield to the support station. A large concrete control tower was erected,
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Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982
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automobile testing centre and track. Extensive wartime relics can be found in the area as well as the former airfield.
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bomber attacks on the airfield in October 1943 and January 1944. It was also attacked routinely by Ninth Air Force
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into the largest German military airfield in France during the occupation, having more than 300 aircraft assigned.
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Luftbeobachtungsstaffel 4 (Observation Squadron), formed on 1 May 1944 was stationed on the base until June 1944,
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Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983.
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Contains many photos of the ruins of the airfield, many in restricted areas not available to the public.
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RAF sources about the bombing of the airfield and the repatriation of prisoners of war in 1945.
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Derived from information in USAAF Film "Target For Today" (available at
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also utilized Juvincourt, units and aircraft are yet to be determined.
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base for fighter, bomber and transport units for the remainder of the
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Today, the airfield is a quiet place, hosting paintball fights and a
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/57/a8966857.shtml
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Juvincourt was a frequent target of Allied aircraft during the
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is an abandoned military airfield, which is located near the
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The airfield was returned to French control on 2 July 1945.
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Greatly expanded by German Air Force (Primary construction)
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Identification codes of units of the Luftwaffe 1939 – 1945
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France
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It was captured by the Germans in June 1940 during the
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which has the graves of many Tommies killed along the
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KG 2 with IV. / Gruppe 13 June 1941 to January 1942,
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561:Einsatzkommando Schenck of 22 to 28 August 1944,
547:KG 54 with the I / Gruppe 6 June – 27 July 1944,
826:, the airfield at Juvincourt was offered to the
1310:IX Engineering Command Advanced Landing Grounds
1253:Units and aircraft of the Luftwaffe in the West
482:and an expansive support base to the southwest
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200:Repaired by IX Engineer Command (USAAF), 1944
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266:Built originally as a grass airfield by the
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16:Former military airfield in northern France
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558:A2A-1 (Fuselage Code: 9K+) (15 aircraft)
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157: Luftwaffe (National Socialist)
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1161:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1124:Intense test car activity nowadays.
1275:USAFHRA History Search – Juvincourt
1242:Der Flugplatz Juvincourt, 1939–1945
613:over Occupied Europe in 1943–1944.
38:Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-68
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657:A-68 Juvincourt Airfield ALG 1944
419:broke out in September 1939, the
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1192:"History of Juvincourt Airfield"
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803:Squadron. (operation Exodus)
281:United States Army Air Forces
166:United States Army Air Forces
2752:Airports established in 1938
617:records show specific heavy
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664:Juvincourt Airfield (A-68)
611:Strategic Bombing Campaign
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1299:USAFHRA Document 00233753
716:439th Troop Carrier Group
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2060:Advanced Landing Grounds
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897:49.4353528°N 3.8744000°E
862:49.4343889°N 3.8675722°E
707:Under American control,
470:49.4257972°N 3.8698111°E
2284:344th Bombardment Group
2279:340th Bombardment Group
1140:Advanced Landing Ground
878:An interesting feature
828:United States Air Force
776:410th Bombardment Group
718:, 8–28 September 1944 (
52:Picardy Region, France
23:military airfield, see
2274:323d Bombardment Group
1157:public domain material
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971:49.42833°N 3.86472°E
688:49.44333°N 3.88583°E
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587:Messerschmitt Bf 110
580:Messerschmitt Bf 109
570:Messerschmitt Bf 110
563:Messerschmitt Me 262
556:Messerschmitt Me 262
551:(Fuselage Code: B3+)
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520:Juvincourt-et-Damary
501:49.42361°N 3.86000°E
400:49.48250°N 4.03306°E
367:49.44694°N 3.93556°E
334:49.83167°N 3.95222°E
250:Juvincourt-et-Damary
223:Garrison information
110:49.43750°N 3.88306°E
25:Julvécourt Aerodrome
2618:425th Night Fighter
2565:69th Reconnaissance
2560:67th Reconnaissance
2555:10th Reconnaissance
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2526:440th Troop Carrier
2521:439th Troop Carrier
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2496:434th Troop Carrier
2491:349th Troop Carrier
2486:316th Troop Carrier
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2613:422d Night Fighter
2536:442d Troop Carrier
2466:64th Troop Carrier
2461:61st Troop Carrier
2222:50th Troop Carrier
1557:Landing Ground 174
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2299:387th Bombardment
2294:386th Bombardment
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2160:99th Bombardment
2127:XXIX Tactical Air
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1119:Robert Bosch GmbH
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634:P-47 Thunderbolts
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292:Robert Bosch GmbH
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2264:98th Bombardment
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315:Amifontaine
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272:World War II
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217:World War II
213:Battles/wars
180:Site history
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2252:Bombardment
2181:9th Fighter
2176:8th Fighter
2143:Bombardment
2044:Wormingford
1984:Staplehurst
1884:High Halden
1844:Earls Colne
1814:Charmy Down
1754:Aldermaston
1713:El Haouaria
1678:Ben Gardane
1498:Ramat David
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2736:Categories
2711:Fourteenth
2706:Thirteenth
2107:IX Fighter
2039:Woodchurch
1944:Merryfield
1909:Kingsnorth
1854:Folkingham
1839:Cottesmore
1824:Chilbolton
1804:Bottesford
1660:Sidi Azeiz
1531:El Amiriya
1493:Muqueibile
1146:References
959:49°25′42″N
789:Luxembourg
780:A-20 Havoc
676:49°26′36″N
649:Allied use
489:49°25′25″N
388:49°28′57″N
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257:department
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2721:Twentieth
2716:Fifteenth
2578:Squadrons
1969:Rivenhall
1929:Lymington
1919:Lashenden
1819:Chalgrove
1774:Balderton
1683:Bou Grara
1541:Deversoir
1521:Abu Sueir
914:cemetery
640:. As the
445:Luftwaffe
429:Phony War
276:Luftwaffe
228:Occupants
208:1938–1945
175:Abandoned
172:Condition
2696:Eleventh
2090:Commands
2014:Warmwell
2009:Upottery
2004:Thruxton
1994:Stansted
1959:Ramsbury
1934:Matching
1889:Headcorn
1864:Gosfield
1794:Bisterne
1784:Beaulieu
1723:Medenine
1718:Kairouan
1630:Hamraiet
1590:Belandah
1526:Ismailia
1472:Stations
1134:See also
820:Cold War
423:sent 16
19:For the
2701:Twelfth
2676:Seventh
2585:Liaison
2338:Fighter
2169:Fighter
2034:Winkton
2019:Welford
1989:Spanhoe
1979:Scorton
1939:Membury
1859:Fulbeck
1799:Boreham
1769:Ashford
1759:Andover
1738:Soltane
1708:El Djem
1688:Chekira
1670:Tunisia
1655:Tripoli
1640:Martuba
1620:El Assa
1615:El Adem
1610:Darragh
1585:Baheira
1503:St Jean
835:Current
810:Postwar
638:England
627:Germany
298:History
270:before
252:in the
246:commune
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2681:Eighth
2661:Fourth
2651:Second
2245:Groups
2053:Europe
1974:Saltby
1964:Raydon
1914:Langar
1904:Ibsley
1849:Exeter
1809:Boxted
1703:Hergla
1698:Hazbub
1650:Tobruk
1625:Gambut
1595:Benina
1551:Kabrit
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540:Z and
261:France
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2691:Tenth
2686:Ninth
2671:Sixth
2666:Fifth
2656:Third
2646:First
2136:Wings
2083:Units
1879:Grove
1789:Birch
1605:Berca
1577:Libya
1562:Payne
1546:Fayid
1513:Egypt
1488:Lydda
1458:USAAF
565:A2A-1
254:Aisne
185:Built
1899:Hurn
1733:Sfax
1693:Hani
1635:Lete
1536:Daba
1331:ISBN
1204:2009
572:and
188:1938
126:Type
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