On the west side of the road.

A large rectangular stele, standing on a concrete base, on which a figure of an airplane and a rectangular bronze plaque are mounted. The plaque contains the dedication message that is written in French in raised lettering. 

Tantonville airfield (aérodrome de Tantonville, also known as Advanced Landing Ground Y-1 'Tantonville') was a temporary airfield. It was built on 2 October 1944 by the 843 Engineer Aviation Battalion of IX Engineer command and became operational on Christmas Day 1944 and was released to Ninth Air Force the same day. The airfield contained a large parking apron, as well as dispersal sites. 

XIX Tactical Air Command, 100th Fighter Wing, 371st Fighter Group moved onto the field even before it was officially completed (on 20 December) with three squadrons of P-47 Thunderbolts. They remained until 15 February, when they moved east. They were replaced by the Twelfth Air Forces' 86th Fighter Group and its 525th, 526th, and 527th Squadrons, operating P-47 Thunderbolts from the airfield between late February to mid-April 1945, before they also moved east to the captured Luftwaffe airfield at Braunshardt, Germany (Y-72) near Darmstadt.

After the 86th FG moved out, the airfield was manned by the 98th Service Squadron. It was used as a resupply and casualty evacuation airfield for the remainder of the war. It was then dismantled and the land returned to civil authorities on 29 May 1945.

Source of information: www.forgottenairfields.com

Source of photos: Jean-Loup Frommer / www.aerosteles.net

Ici fut construit de septembre à décembre

1944

Par le 843 ème bataillon du génie de l'armée

de l'air Américaine

Une piste d'où décollèrent les chasseurs

bombardiers P 47 des 371 ème et

86 ème groupes de combat de l'USAAF

Ils paticipèrent aux combats des forces

alliées contre l' occupant

En mémoire des 18 pilotes qui ont donne

leur vie pour notre liberte

Ne les oublions pas!

English translation:

Here was built from September to December

1944

by the 843rd Engineer Battalion of the

of the American Air Force

A runway from which the

P 47 fighter bombers of the 371st and

86th Fighter Groups of the USAAF took off

They participated in the Allied forces' fight

against the occupying forces

In memory of the 18 pilots who gave

their lives for our freedom

Let's not forget them!