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Country
  
France

Department
  
Manche

Canton
  
Sainte-Mère-Église

Area
  
13.33 km²

Region
  
Normandy

Arrondissement
  
Cherbourg-Octeville

Intercommunality
  
Sainte-Mère-Église

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Brucheville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

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Map of 50480 Brucheville, France

World War II

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 2 August, the airfield was designated as "A-16", it was used by the 36th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until late August when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.

References

Brucheville Wikipedia