Advanced Landing Ground A-1

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Advanced Landing Ground A-1 - Advanced Landing Ground A-1

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This scenery package attempts to represent Advanced Landing Ground A-1 of the US 9th AAF. ALG A-1 was one of 29 Advanced Landing Grounds that dotted the Cotentin Peninsula. Construction of this airfield was started 3 days after D-Day on June 9th, 1944 by the 834th Engineer Aviation Battalion. At first it was in service as “ELS A-1,“ an Emergency Landing Strip. It had a 3400 x 120ft un-tracked (grass/dirt) runway and was used mainly by small...

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