Cretteville
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  Cretteville | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Cretteville | |
| Coordinates: 49°20′35″N 1°23′19″W / 49.343°N 1.3887°WCoordinates: 49°20′35″N 1°23′19″W / 49.343°N 1.3887°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Coutances |
| Canton | La Haye-du-Puits |
| Intercommunality | la Haye-du-Puits |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Lerouvillois |
| Area1 | 6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 219 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50153 / 50250 |
| Elevation |
2–37 m (6.6–121.4 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Cretteville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
World War II
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 4 July, the airfield was designated as "A-14", it was used by the 358th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-August when the unit moved into Central France. The 406th Fighter Group took its place at the airfield and continued to fly P-47s until early September. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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