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Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport

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on 25 August. The fighter planes flew support missions during the Allied campaign in Central and Eastern France, patrolling roads in front of the advancing ground forces; strafing German military vehicles and dropping bombs on gun emplacements, anti-aircraft artillery and concentrations of German
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The combat units moved out by the end of September, and Rennes Airport was used as a supply and maintenance depot for American aircraft for several months, before being returned to French civil control on 30 November 1944. Completely reconstructed after the war, the airport returned to its normal
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is still in an uncertain state. That airport was planned to serve both cities. It would require the building of faster and more frequent transit services to both cities and to their existing airports, through the modernization of the existing regional Rennes–Nantes railway link through
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The main runway can be used by aircraft with up to around 180 passengers, and it is best fitted for middle-range flights. For cargo transportation services, it is suitable for planes like Boeing up to the 757 and the 767, the Airbus A310, or the Ilyushin IL-76. It is equipped with an
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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 Rennes 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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bombers on 9 January 1944 (Mission 180), and was overflown on several night leaflet drops during the spring of 1944. The airport was also attacked during the Allied invasion of Normandy during June 1944 on several occasions by
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of Ninth Air Force would be dispatched to perform fighter sweeps over Rennes after the Marauder raids, then meet up with the heavy bombers and provide fighter escort back to
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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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IX Engineering Command 820th Engineer Aviation Battalion cleared the airport of mines and destroyed Luftwaffe aircraft. Subsequently, Rennes Airport became a USAAF
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which was used as a landing strip in Gayeulles, to the northeast of the city. In 1931, work started on a proper airport to service
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It was liberated by Allied ground forces about 7 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign. Almost immediately, the
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to the southwest of the city was acquired and building began. On 28 July 1933, the new airport was officially opened by
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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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operated various photo-reconnaissance aircraft during August and September, and it became the headquarters of
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military airfield during the occupation. Known units assigned (all from Luftflotte 3, Fliegerkorps IV):
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civil use. Some World War II bomb craters can still be seen in grassy areas north of the main runway.
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Derived from information in USAAF Film "Target For Today" (available at
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from the airport from 10 August though 19 September. In addition, the
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A controversial long-time project to build a large airport near
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Before the construction of this airport, Rennes had a small
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combat airfield, designated as "A-27" about 10 August.
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Rennes - Saint-Jacques Airport


IATA
ICAO
Rennes
France
AMSL
Coordinates
48°04′N 001°44′W / 48.067°N 1.733°W / 48.067; -1.733
rennes.aeroport.fr
LFRN is located in Brittany
LFRN is located in France
Runways
Direction
IATA
ICAO
international airport
Rennes
Ille-et-Vilaine
Brittany
France
hippodrome
Rennes
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande
Pierre Cot
Battle of France
Luftwaffe
Jagdgeschwader 53
Messerschmitt Bf 109

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