Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
 

Hi, all!

Was the airfield I./JG 5 used and referenced as Frieres in records referring to an airfield located close to the very small village Frières west of Abbeville?

Regards,
Andreas B

Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
 

It was Frieres-Faillouel 50 km E.Montdidier

michel

Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
 

no, as Michel says it was east of Mondidier (another I./JG 5 field) which in turn is south of Amiens. Frappé has a very nice double-page map of northern France with all airfields used by Luftwaffe fighters between June and August 44.

Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
 

I./JG 4 was there briefly at the end of August '44 as well. Search "Frières" on Google Earth and it takes you straight there.

Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
 

OK, thanks all.

Which Frappé book has this map?

Regards,
Andreas B

Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
 

Bonjour,

In his famous book : La Luftwaffe face au débarquement allié ... on page 350-351.
Phil.

Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
 

Thx.

I just ordered the other one - the Normandy volume. And placed a pre-order for the reprint stated on Amazon to be released in November 2017.

Regards,
Andreas B

Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
 

The Normandy one is a 100-page and deals with the French-based Luftwaffe in general. The hardback is only concerned with single-engined fighter, Schnellkampf and reconnaissance units, with extensive tables of losses, claims and documented wrecks. It is written unit-by-unit which is very useful in one way but requires cross-referencing between chapters if you want to follow the campaign or get a picture of one day's events.

Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
 

... which is what JFV 13/III will give you hopefully before too long.

Cheers

Jochen

Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
 

Hello, Jochen.

I expected as much!

Happy Easter!

Bregds,
Andreas B