location in France?
 

Is there a village, town or location called Herby in eastern France near Reims?

THX

Re: location in France?
 

Hi John,

There is two locality named "Herby"in France:
-Herby near Ottange (57),
-Herby Fays near Gezoncourt (54),
and distance between Reims and them is at least 100km. Are you sure about the spelling ?
Can you tell me in which context you have found this name?

Jean-Paul

Re: location in France?
 

Thanks, Jean-Paul. Well, it is shown in Frappe's La Luftwaffe in Normandie book, page 351 to the northeast of Reims. There is no map scale but it does not look like 100km. Maybe I am misjudging the distance?

Re: location in France?
 

Hi,
Sorry, not founded.
I don't know this book. Is "Herby" an airfield?
Can you scan this map?
Jean-Paul

Re: location in France?
 

Hello john,

It is HerPy not HerBy

Map here :

http://lannuaire.service-public.fr/m...-08225-01.html

Bertrand

Re: location in France?
 

Bertrand, you are dead right and I apologize for sending you and Jean-Paul on a wild goose chase due to my error.

THX

Re: location in France?
 

hello,
the aerodrome you are looking for is in the Ardennes. Herpy l'Arlésienne, aerodrome built and completed June 06, 1944. Used by the JG6.
@+
Joel

Re: location in France?
 

Herpy (FR) (a.k.a. Herpy-l’Arlésienne) (49 31 00 N – 04 12 00 E) General: landing ground in NE France 33 km NNE of Reims, 18.5 km E of Sissonne – La Malmaison landing ground and immediately SW of the village of Herpy-l’Arlésienne.
History: built early summer 1944 and probably became serviceable in July. Surface and Dimensions: measdured approx. 1280 meters (1400 yards) in length.
Infrastructure: none noted.
Operational Units: II./JG 6 (Aug 44). Station Units: none identified. [Sources: A.I.2.(b)/Air Ministry Amendment dated 18 Jul 44 in BNA(PRO)/AIR 40; chronologies; BA-MA; NARA; PRO/NA; web site ww2.dk]

http://www.ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf