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Type
  
Combat Airfield

Built
  
1918

Battles/wars
  
World War I

Condition
  
Agricultural area

In use
  
1918–1919

Verdun Aerodrome

Controlled by
  
Air Service, United States Army

Verdun Aerodrome, was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was located near Verdun, in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.

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Overview

The airfield was used by the Air Service, United States Army in 1918 as an advance forward airfield during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive during September–November 1918. Elements of the First Army Air Service 27th and 95th Aero Squadrons used the field until the Armistice on 7 November 1918.

The precise location of the airfield is undetermined, and presumably after the war, the airfield was abandoned and returned to agricultural use.

Known units assigned

  • Detachment of 27th Aero Squadron (Pursuit) 25 September 1918-undetermined
  • Detachment of 95th Aero Squadron (Pursuit) 7 November 1918-undetermined
  • References

    Verdun Aerodrome Wikipedia


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