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This freeware scenery package attempts to represent Advanced Landing Ground A-11 of the US 9[SUP]th[/SUP] AAF. ALG A-11 (Saint-Lambert, Normandy France) was one of 29 Advanced Landing Grounds that dotted the Cotentin Peninsula. The airfield consisted of a single 5000' (1500 m) Square-Mesh Track/Compressed Earth runway aligned 05/23. In addition, tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities; an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure; a dump for supplies, ammunition, and gasoline drums, along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting. Construction was started on July 27[SUP]th[/SUP], 1944. The initial operational date was August 6[SUP]th[/SUP], 1944 The airfield was used only for a short time and was vacated by September 5[SUP]th[/SUP], 1944. The P-38’s of the 474th Fighter Group flew close air support missions from this airfield.
Advanced_Landing_ground_A-11.zip
Advanced_Landing_ground_A-11.zip