Parois Airdrome | |
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Part of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) | |
Located near: Aubréville, France
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Coordinates | 48°39′47″N 005°41′12″E / 48.66306°N 5.68667°E Approximate Location |
Type | Combat Airfield |
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Controlled by | Air Service, United States Army |
Condition | Agricultural area |
Site history | |
Built | 1918 |
In use | 1918–1919 |
Battles/wars | World War I |
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Garrison | V Corps Observation Group United States First Army Air Service |
Parois Airdrome, was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was located near the commune of Aubréville, in the Lorraine region in northeastern France.
The airfield was built during the early fall of 1918, and was used during the last days of the war by the United States First Army Air Service V Corps Observation Group during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Two squadrons of aircraft operated from the field, primarily taking aerial photography, performing battlefield adjustments and making artillery adjustments. It likely consisted of a few tents and perhaps some canvas and steel-tubing hangars. After the 11 November Armistice, the Group was re-assigned to the Rhineland as part of the Third Army of Occupation and Parois Airdrome was turned over to the French Government.
Subsequently, the airfield was returned to agricultural use. Today it is a series of cultivated fields located northwest of Ourches-sur-meuse. The airfield was located to the east of the Départmental 144 (D144), with no indications of its wartime use.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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