Châteaudun Air Base
Châteaudun Air Base Base aérienne 279 Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-39 |
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of France | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Armée de l'air | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Châteaudun, France | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 433 ft / 132 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°03′29″N 001°22′35″E / 48.05806°N 1.37639°E | ||||||||||||||
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Source:World Aero Data [1]
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Châteaudun Air Base (French: Base aérienne 279 Châteaudun) (ICAO: LFOC) was a French Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air (ALA) base, until 1934 and 2014. The base was located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Châteaudun; about 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Paris. It is currently an airfield rattached to Orléans – Bricy Air Base.
The base is primarily used for aircraft storage and ferrying them to other squadrons of the Air Force. Entrepot de l'Armee de l'Air 601 was assigned to perform this mission. Each French Air Force squadron stores some of its planes for a while thereby artificially prolong the life of the fleet and better material management. The EAA also has the task of storing new aircraft to be used in time of war. To fulfill its mission, the EAA has the Group Maintenance, repair and storage of aircraft (GERS).
A SAN Jodel D.140 Mousquetaire training aircraft is assigned to the base for courier duties.
The facility was a French Air Force base built in 1934. It was used by the air force for the storage of aircraft as well as a supply and maintenance depot. At the beginning of World War II, the base had 643 aircraft, which gave it great importance. It became a priority target for the Luftwaffe during the Battle of France who bombed it heavily on 12 and May 19, 1940. On June 14, against the German advance, the airfield was abandoned., after the heroic sacrifice of flight lieutenant Marcel Beau.
Seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France, Châteaudun was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation. Under occupation, the German army, owner, undertook infrastructure projects including the construction of dispersal areas called "daisies" and the track. Chateaudun also served as a starting point for air raids on England. Known units assigned (all from Luftlotte 3, Fliegerkorps IV):
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