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Old 19th September 2019, 19:07
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Auberive-sur-Suippe Airfield

Hi,

In November 1939, member of the Royal Engineers began working on clearing and making a runway on a satelite aerodrome. Does anyone know the location of this?

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Re: Auberive-sur-Suippe Airfield

Gosh, Steve, I thought everyone here knew how to find and use my Luftwaffe Airfields monographs over on the Michael Holm website (www.ww2.dk)!


Aubérive (FR) (a.k.a. Aubérive-sur-Suippe) (49 12 00 N – 04 24 00 E)
General: satellite strip and dispersal field in NE France 28 km ESE of Reims, 9.75 km NNE of Mourmelon-le-Grand landing ground and 1.6 km SW of the village of Aubérive-sur-Suippe. History: used by the RAF in 1940 but inactivated and returned to cultivation during the German occupation. Rehabilitated in summer 1944. Surface and Dimensions: measured approx. 960 x 775 meters (1050 x 850 yards). Infrastructure: none noted.
[Sources: A.I.2.(b)/Air Ministry Amendment dated 8 Aug 44 in BNA(PRO)/AIR 40]

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Re: Auberive-sur-Suippe Airfield

Larry,

Aware of your site, but it does not answer my question. 218 (B) Squadron was already based at Auberive, and operational. However, the Royal Engineers began work on a 'satellite' to Auberive in late Oct / Nov 1939. Its this I am trying to determine.
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