May-en-Multien Aerodrome, was a temporary

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airfield in France, used for very short periods by French units and squadrons of the Air Service, United States Army. It was located north-northeast of the commune of

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, in the

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in north-central

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Overview

The airfield was a temporary facility used by the French Aeronautique Militaire from early June 1918, most likely consisting of no more than a few tents, then later for a very short period on 5–10 August by the

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as a forward operating airfield during the Aisne-Marne Offensive Campaign. Its HQ and two squadrons, the

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and

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operated from the field until moving out during the middle of August to Coincy Aerodrome. It was then once again used by the French Air Service on 7–21 September 1918. By the time of the Armistice, the airfield had already been returned to agricultural use.

Known units assigned

* Headquarters,

, 5–10 August 1918 *

1st Aero Squadron First most commonly refers to: * First, the ordinal form of the number 1 First or 1st may also refer to: Acronyms * Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array * Far Infrared a ...

(Observation) 5–10 August 1918 *

(Observation) 3–10 August 1918

References

* Series "D", Volume 2, Squadron histories,. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.

External links

{{authority control World War I sites of the United States World War I airfields in France

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