Memorial 826 Air Engineers Airstrip

On the D69 between Gourbesville and Picauville, this memorial marks a corn field that was made into an airstrip during 1944.

The text on the memorial reads:

In respectful memory of those who gave their lives for liberty
from the advandced landing ground A8
Build by the 826th Air Engrs Battalion
of Ninth US A Air Force
were operational

405th Fighter Group of USAAF
06 30 to 09 14 1944
264th 604th Night Fighter
808 of RAF
08 06 to 08 09 1944

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Source

• Text: Randy Brandt
• Photos: Randy Brandt