Azeville Airfield

Azeville/Fontenay Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-7
Manche, Basse-Normandie Region, France
Colonel James B. Tipton commanding the 363d Fighter Group standing by his P-47D "Diablo" at Azeville Airfield A-7, France
Azeville/Fontenay Airfield
Coordinates	49°28′55″N 001°18′55″W / 49.48194°N 1.31528°W / 49.48194; -1.31528 (A-7 Azeville)Coordinates: 49°28′55″N 001°18′55″W / 49.48194°N 1.31528°W / 49.48194; -1.31528 (A-7 Azeville)
Type	Military Airfield
Site information
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built by	IX Engineering Command
In use	June–September 1944
Materials	Square-Mesh Track (SMT)
Battles/wars	World War II - EAME Theater Normandy Campaign Northern France Campaign
Garrison information
Garrison	Ninth Air Force
Occupants	365th Fighter Group 363d Fighter Group 363d Tactial Reconnaissance Group
Airfield information
Runways Direction Length and surface 08/26 3,600 feet (1,100 m) SMT/PSP
One runway, 4 alert pads, 50 hardstands

World War II - EAME Theater

Azeville/Fontenay (Azeville) Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Azeville in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.

Located just outside Azeville, the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield shortly after D-Day on 16 June 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was one of the first established in the liberated area of Normandy, being constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 819th Engineer Aviation Battalion.

The area was formerly home to a German gun battery, which consisted of four captured French 105mm guns. 49°29′05″N 001°18′59″W / 49.48472°N 1.31639°W / 49.48472; -1.31639 The battery was captured on 9 June 1944 by the U.S. 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Division) moving inland from Utah Beach.