Country France Department Manche Canton Carentan Area 6.83 km² | Region Normandy Arrondissement Cherbourg Intercommunality Baie du Cotentin Population 220 (1999) | |
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Cretteville is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Picauville.
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Map of Cretteville, 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 4 July, the airfield was designated as "A-14", it was used by the 358th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-August when the unit moved into Central France. The 406th Fighter Group took its place at the airfield and continued to fly P-47s until early September. Afterward, the airfield was closed.
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Cretteville Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA