Lyon–Bron Airport
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Lyon–Bron Airport Aéroport de Lyon-Bron Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-6 |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aéroports de Lyon SA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lyon, France | ||||||||||
| Location | Bron, France | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 659 ft / 201 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°43′46″N 004°56′20″E / 45.72944°N 4.93889°E | ||||||||||
| Website | bron.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||
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Lyon–Bron Airport (French: Aéroport de Lyon-Bron) (IATA: LYN, ICAO: LFLY) is an airport located in Bron, 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Lyon, both communes of the Rhône department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
The airport was established in 1920 and became an international airport in 1924 with flights to Geneva, Switzerland.
After the 1940 Battle of France during World War II initially the Lyon area was part of the southern unoccupied zone of France (Vichy France), and limited air service remained at the airport. In addition, the Vichy French Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air de Vichy) stationed GR I/36, equipped with Potez 630 heavy fighters at the airport. However, after the Allied invasion of French North Africa (Operation Torch), Nazi forces moved into the area (Case Anton) in November 1942 and took control of Bron Airport and seized the military aircraft assigned to it.
It was used as a military airfield beginning in 1943 by the German Luftwaffe, being used as a RADAR station by Nachtjagdraumführer 109 (NJRF 109) to detect Royal Air Force bombers flying over Occupied France at night to targets in Italy. It was attacked by the United States Army Air Force 407th Bombardment Squadron (92d BG) in April 1944, causing heavy damage.
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