Juvincourt Airfield
| Juvincourt Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-68  |
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| Picardy Region, France | |
 Juvincourt Airfield
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| Coordinates | 49°26′15″N 003°52′59″E / 49.43750°N 3.88306°ECoordinates: 49°26′15″N 003°52′59″E / 49.43750°N 3.88306°E |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |
 Armée de l'Air Luftwaffe (National Socialist) United States Army Air Forces
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| Condition | Abandoned |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1938 |
| Built by | Established by French Air Force (1938) Greatly expanded by German Air Force (Primary construction) Repaired by IX Engineer Command (USAAF), 1944 |
| In use | 1938-1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | German Air Force (1941-1944), Ninth Air Force, 1944-1945 |
Juvincourt Airfield is an abandoned military airfield, which is located near the commune of Juvincourt-et-Damary in the Aisne department of northern France.
Built originally as a grass airfield by the French Air Force before World War II, Juvincourt was expanded to become one of the main German Luftwaffe airfields in France during the German occupation (1940–1944), hosting a wide variety of both fighter and bomber aircraft, including German jet fighters and bombers. Seized by the Allies in September 1944 it became a major United States Army Air Forces base for fighter, bomber and transport units for the remainder of the European War (1944–1945).
Today, the airfield is a quiet place, hosting paintball fights and a Robert Bosch GmbH automobile testing centre and track. Extensive wartime relics can be found in the area as well as the former airfield.
A French Air Force facility was built at Juvincourt during 1938 and 1939 consisting of a grass airfield with three small grass subfields associated with it:
It appears that the French Air Force considered Juvincourt an auxiliary airfield and did not station any units or aircraft at the facility. After World War II broke out in September 1939, the Royal Air Force sent 16 Fairey Battles of 76 Wing, 142 Squadron to Proviseux (Berry-au-Bac), between 2–12 September 1939. The RAF aircraft, however, did not see any combat during the Phony War, and were moved on 12 September to Plivot.
It was captured by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France, and was developed by the Luftwaffe into the largest German military airfield in France during the occupation, having more than 300 aircraft assigned.
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