La Vallon was an all-weather temporary sod airfield built by USAAF XII Engineer Command. The runway was 7,800 feet (2,400 m) in length, 300 feet (91 m) wide, and aligned 13/31. The airfield was equipped with an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure; a dump for supplies, ammunition, and gasoline drums, along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting. Tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities.
When the Americans pulled out in April 1945, the airfield was dismantled by engineers and returned to agriculture. An outline of the airfield remains as agricultural fields in aerial photos today.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN0-89201-092-4.
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IX Engineering Command ETO Airfields layout 2019-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
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vallon, airfield, abandoned, world, military, airfield, france, located, north, istres, bouches, rhône, rhône, alpes, region, france, france, coordinates43, 6244694, 9296972, 6244694, 9296972typemilitary, airfieldsite, informationcontrolled, byunited, states, . La Vallon Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in France It is located 13 km north of Istres in Bouches du Rhone La Vallon Airfield Y 18 Rhone Alpes Region France La Vallon AirfieldLa Vallon Airfield France Coordinates43 37 28 09 N 004 55 46 91 E 43 6244694 N 4 9296972 E 43 6244694 4 9296972TypeMilitary airfieldSite informationControlled byUnited States Army Air ForcesSite historyBuilt1944In use1944La Vallon was an all weather temporary sod airfield built by USAAF XII Engineer Command The runway was 7 800 feet 2 400 m in length 300 feet 91 m wide and aligned 13 31 The airfield was equipped with an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure a dump for supplies ammunition and gasoline drums along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting Tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities Designated as an Advanced Landing Ground Y 18 it was turned over to the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force on 30 August 1944 The 417th Night Fighter Squadron used the airfield 12 September 1944 5 April 1945 flying Bristol Beaufighters In addition the 415th Night Fighter Squadron flew Bristol Beaufighters from the airfield 1 25 September 1944 When the Americans pulled out in April 1945 the airfield was dismantled by engineers and returned to agriculture An outline of the airfield remains as agricultural fields in aerial photos today See also editAdvanced Landing GroundReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Maurer Maurer Air Force Combat Units of World War II Maxwell AFB Alabama Office of Air Force History 1983 ISBN 0 89201 092 4 Maurer Maurer ed 1982 1969 Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II PDF reprint ed Washington DC Office of Air Force History ISBN 0 405 12194 6 LCCN 70605402 OCLC 72556 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 IX Engineering Command ETO Airfields layout Archived 2019 06 09 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Vallon Airfield amp oldid 1157834678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
