On the right side of the road, at the head of a WWII airfield.

A crude, weathered, stone pillar in the center of a gravel square with a plaque attached to it and a small American flag at its base. This monument, inaugurated in 1988, commemorates the presence of the US A-2 airfield in the area that was used in the summer of 1944 by, amongst others, the 367th Fighter Group equipped with P-38 Lightnings, as well as its construction by the 320th Engineer Battalion of the 9th Air Force. The airfield was also referred to as Cricqueville Airfield.

Source:  Aerosteles.com

AUGUST 14 1944 THE

367 TH FIGHTER

GROUP WAS

OPERATIONAL

FROM ADVANCED

LANDING GROUND A2

BUILT BY THE

820TH BATTALION

AAF ENGRS OF

9 TH AIR FORCE

LA CAMBE 17.09.1988