Julvécourt Aerodrome
| Julvécourt Aerodrome | |
|---|---|
| Part of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) | |
| Located near: Julvécourt, France | |
|
Members of the 1st Aero Squadron in a celebratory photo with a squadron Salmson 2A2 at Julvécourt Aerodrome, 11 November 1918 at the time of the Armistice with Germany | |
  Julvécourt Aerodrome | |
| Coordinates | 49°03′49″N 005°10′49″E / 49.06361°N 5.18028°ECoordinates: 49°03′49″N 005°10′49″E / 49.06361°N 5.18028°E |
| Type | Combat Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |
 Air Service, United States Army |
| Condition | Agricultural area |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1918 |
| In use | 1918–1919 |
| Battles/wars |
 World War I |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison |
I Corps Observation Group United States First Army Air Service |
Julvécourt Aerodrome was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was located 0.4 miles (0.64 km) West of Julvécourt, in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
Overview
The airfield was a temporary facility, likely consisting of no more than a few tents that was established by the I Corps Observation Group set up to support reconnaissance and observation flying during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. It was used in early November 1918, just before the Armistice with Germany.
After the brief combat use, the Americans pulled out by early January 1919, and were sent to the Rhineland as part of the Third Army of Occupation, with the aerodrome was turned over to the French government. Its subsequent use is undetermined. Afterwards, it was returned to agricultural use. Today it is a series of cultivated fields located west of Julvécourt. The airfield was located to the west of the Départmental 21 (D21), with no indications of its wartime use.
Known units assigned
- Headquarters, I Corps Observation Group, 5–11 November 1918
- 12th Aero Squadron (Observation) 3–21 November 1918
- 1st Aero Squadron (Observation) 5–21 November 1918
- 166th Aero Squadron (Day Bombardment), 22 November 1918 – 5 January 1919
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Series "D", Volume 2, Squadron histories,. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.