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The Advance Landing Ground (designated) A-7 at Azeville, Normandy (located about 15 km southeast of Valognes) was constructed of Sommerfeldt wire-mesh and completed on 29 June 1944. The area was formerly home to a German gun battery, which consisted of four captured French 105mm guns (one of the surviving casemates is pictured above). The battery was captured on 9 June 1944 by the U.S. 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Division) moving inland from Utah Beach. Operating out of A-7 in June/July 1944 were the 365th Fighter Group (386th, 387th, and 388th Fighter Squadrons, flying P-47s) and the 363rd Fighter Group (380th, 381st, and 382nd Fighter Squadrons).
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Designation(s) | Country | Site(s) of Airstrip | 225th Components Assigned |
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Azeville | N/A |
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