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1944-06-09 Linkup | First Allied airfield in France
One of the first Allied airfield is put into service. Saint-Pierre-du-Mont Airfield.
The runway was built on the back plateau of Omaha Beach. The airfield will evacuate 15,000 wounded men to England, between 9 June and 25 August 1944. More than 50 airfields will open in the Normandy countryside.
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- Allied airfield near the cliffs of Omaha Beach.
- Taking away a wounded soldier
- Installing a fence on the airfield runway
- Aircraft ready for take-off
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