Airstation A-1
Details:
By the side of the field and the road.
A 2m field stone on a 2x2m concrete pad surrounded by 4 small pillars and a chain. On the stone is a bronze plaque with the following text in English.
Monument Text:
THE 366TH FIGHTER GROUP
OF NINTH US A. AIR FORCE
FLEW FROM
THIS ADVANCED LANDING GROUND A1
BUILT BY THE 834TH AIR ENGRS BATTALION
17. 06 TO 24. 08. 1944
EN MEMOIRE DE CEUX
QUI ONT DONNE LEUR VIE POUR LA LIBERTE
ENGLESQUEVILLE-LA-PERCEE
SAINT PIERRE DU MONT
23.09.1989
English translation:
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EN MEMOIRE DE CEUX QUI ONT DONNE LEUR VIE POUR LA LIBERTE
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IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM
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Commemorates:
Units:
366th Fighter Group
834th Air Engineer Battalion
9th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII