Vitry-en-Artois Airfield
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vitry-en-artois-airfield-320-17807813
title:
Vitry-en-Artois Airfield
text:
Vitry-en-Artois Airfield was originally a grass airfield dating back prior to 1914, located 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Vitry-en-Artois; 105 miles (169 km) north-northeast of Paris. During World War I it was used by the Imperial German Air Service. With the outbreak of World War II it served as a temporary landing ground for several RAF squadrons attached to the BEF. In June 1940 during the Battle of France it was seized by the Germans, who developed it as a Luftwaffe fighter and bomber base du
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Airfield in France
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitry-en-Artois_Airfield
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date modified:
2024-03-24T20:43:06Z
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