Escadrilles LA FAYETTE et LES CIGOGNES

55 Meuse

City :

Les Hauts-de-Chée

Bar le Duc

Coordinates : 48.86756,5.18312

48°52'3"N 5°10'59"E

48°52.053 N 5°10.987 E

The Condé-en-Barrois Airfield, home to the Aeroclub du Sud Meusien.
Take the D3 E from Chalons-en-Champagne then the D994 SE all the way to Bar-le-Duc. From there take the D1916 to Naives-Rosieres and then the D28 NW to Les Hauts-de-Chée. As soon as the D28 merges with the D155 turn S on the Rue de Saint-Mihiel and follow it E to the Aeroclub du Sud Musien/Condé-en-Barrois Airfield.

Maps
KML

In tribute to the French and American pilots of "La fayette" and "Cigognes" Squadrons that flew combat missions out of Bar-le-Duc in 1918. E. Rickenbacker, E.C. Parsons, G. Guynemer, and R. Fonck distinguished themselves amongst them.
September 28th 2008

Notified by : Fabrice Loubette. Record added 05/03/2012 12/02/2019.
Photos : LOMBART (01/12/2018, 02/06/2019), Fabrice Loubette (02/2012), Jean-Loup Frommer (07/2017, 27/03/2018).

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