• La Vieille Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located in the commune of Saint Georges d'Elle in the Normandy region of northern...
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    Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ la vjɛj] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern...
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    July 1944 406 Cardonville Airfield (A-3), France, 24 July 1944 La Vieille Airfield (A-19), France, 15 August 1944 Lonray Airfield (A-45), France, 6 September...
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    July 1944 406 Cardonville Airfield (A-3), France, 24 July 1944 La Vieille Airfield (A-19), France, 15 August 1944 Lonray Airfield (A-45), France, 6 September...
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    converted from P-47s to P-38 Lightnings upon arrival in the ETO. From British airfields the squadron flew sweeps over Occupied France, attacking radar installations...
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    converted from P-47s to P-38 Lightnings upon arrival in the ETO. From British airfields the squadron flew sweeps over Occupied France, attacking radar installations...
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    converted from P-47s to P-38 Lightnings upon arrival in the ETO. From British airfields the squadron flew sweeps over Occupied France, attacking radar installations...
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    2012. Johnson, 1st Lt. David C. (1988). U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO) D-Day to V-E Day (PDF). Maxwell AFB, AL: Research Division, USAF...
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    July 1944 406 Cardonville Airfield (A-3), France, 24 July 1944 La Vieille Airfield (A-19), France, 15 August 1944 Lonray Airfield (A-45), France, 6 September...
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    in the Falaise-Argentan area in August 1944. The group moved to La Vieille Airfield, France, on 15 August 1944. The group sent planes and pilots to England...
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    départements and seven communes: Essonne département: communes of Paray-Vieille-Poste (West Terminal and half of South Terminal), Wissous, Athis-Mons,...
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    Charles Godefroy (category People from La Flèche)
    flew over the Place de la Concorde and returned to the airfield, where his mechanic checked over the engine. No one at the airfield had taken any notice...
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  • département Saint-Pierre-Laval, in the Allier département Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille, in the Calvados département Saint-Pierre-Lavis, in the Seine-Maritime...
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    Essonne valley, then became an industrial village with sand and stones. Its airfield (actually in Cerny), hosts a world-famous air show for vintage World War...
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    line, and on the Transilien Line N suburban rail line. Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole airfield is long established and lies on the edge of the commune. It is used by...
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    2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-27. "Statue of Jacques Brel at the Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés". www.brussels.be. 2017-10-11. Archived from the original...
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  • Rue Ernest-Oscar Tips, Charleroi, Belgium "Les Vieilles Tiges - Ernest-Oscar Tips, figure de proue de la construction aéronautique belge". Vieillestiges...
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    Advanced landing ground (category World War II airfields)
    (secondary coordinates) Advanced landing grounds (ALGs) were temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II during the liberation of...
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    The oldest part of Nancy is the quarter Vieille Ville – Léopold, which contains the 14th century Porte de la Craffe, the Palace of the Dukes of Lorraine...
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    Saint-Lô: Jacqueline fils. Seguin, Jean (1930). Cent Réimpressions de vieilles gravures sur bois ou sur métal provenant d'imprimeries d'Avranches, de...
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    militant", in magazine VMF of march 2010 (revue des Vieilles Maisons Françaises), in French. "La Cité épiscopale d'Albi (Episcopal City of Albi). Nomination...
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    Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023. "Northolt: RAF's celebrated airfield 'may be sold to property developers'". Des villages de Cassini aux communes...
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    de la Société royale" [Hélène Dutrieu, first Belgian aviator, pioneer of women's aviation, posthumous honorary member of the Royal Society]. Vieilles Tiges...
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    the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015. "Ituri : 2 vieilles femmes violées lors de l'attaque des miliciens de FRPI à Irumu". Radio...
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    merchant past is recalled by the presence of the arches of the Place de la Vieille-Halle (Place Reine-Marguerite). The Rue du Maréchal-Joffre is now fully...
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    formed on 10 February 1915. During World War II, the Luftwaffe used the airfield. When the RAF's legless Battle of Britain ace, Douglas Bader, parachuted...
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    town, which is also served by the SNCF railway. The World War II German airfield was later used by the Americans, then after the war, was put to commercial...
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    airport and an airfield. Calais–Dunkerque Airport is located at Marck, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east north east of Calais. Saint-Inglevert Airfield is located...
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  • card number 92-63026, ISBN 1-55750-082-7, page 108. "Flying Pioneers : Vieilles Tiges". www.past-to-present.com. Archived from the original on 30 January...
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    Hussars against stiffening resistance to end the day short of Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille. Over the next two days the 231st Brigade gained ground to the west and...
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