Tour-en-Bessin Airfield

Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in FranceAirports established in 1944World War II airfields in France

Tour-en-Bessin Airfield is a now-abandoned World War II military airfield near the commune of Tour-en-Bessin in the Normandy region of northern France. The United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 12 July 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France. It was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 833rd and 846th Engineer Aviation Battalions.

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Tour-en-Bessin Airfield
Route de l'Entretenant, Bayeux

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N 49.295833333333 °	E -0.76138888888889 °

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Route de l'Entretenant

Route de l'Entretenant
14400 Bayeux
Normandy, France
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