Chateaudun-du-Rhumel Airfield

This Allied military airfield was used in the period 1942-1943. The following air units were deployed here:

HQ 5th Bombardment Wing, March– August 1943
HQ 7th Fighter Wing (later 47th Bombardment Wing), 11 January – 1 March 1943
1st Fighter Group, ca. 16 Feb 43 - 29 June 43 Lockheed P-38 Lightning
27th, 71st, 94th Fighter Squadrons
2d Bombardment Group, 27 April – 7 June 1943, B-17 Flying Fortress
20th, 49th, 96th, 414th Bombardment Squadrons
97th Bombardment Group, 8 February – 1 August 1943, B-17 Flying Fortress
340th, 341st, 342d, 429th Bombardment Squadrons
37th Service Group, 12 Feb 43 - 12 Aug 43
26th, 49th Service Squadrons, 1033d Signal Company, 1070th Ordnance Company (Air Base), 1680th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company

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Source

• Text: Kaj Metz
• Photos: United States Army Air Force