Airfield located.

[Larry deZeng]

RSwank - your excellent description of Orsmaal defines it as a true satellite field (Ausweichflugplatz) as opposed to a remote dispersal (Aussenliegeplatz), Abstellplatz (parking area for aircraft not in use) or Behelfsflugplatz (auxiliary airfield). The main difference was that it had its own take-off and landing strip but no services or infrastructure, and was not connected to Saint Trond airfield by taxiways or taxi tracks.

Meanwhile, and of curiosity value only, I found one more landing strip near Saint Trond:

Saint Trond – Bernissenbroek (BELG) (50 49 25 N – 05 12 55 E). Former landing ground 2 km ENE of Saint Trond and S of the Saint Trond/Tongres railway line. It was a private landing ground before the war measuring approx. 320 x 320 meters (350 x 350 yards).

The daily mission summaries for the groups are probably at AFHRA Maxwell and NARA WashDC may have a copy, too. I know AFHRA has the various command daily opsums on microfilm.

Schiffer published a large over-size book in 2003, USAAF Jabos in the MTO and ETO that goes on for 391 pages, double column, but the author never looked at a single mission document. Not one. So for the purpose of finding some details about a mission on a particular day, the book is worthless.

L.