Dieppe Saint Aubin airfield

[aerodieppe]

Hello,

I'm doing research on aeronautics around Dieppe in France.

I'm looking for documents and/or information concerning the period when the Luftwaffe occupied the area.
In this context I am also looking for the following airfields:
- Brachy,
- Bray, Gouchaupré, Intraville or Envermeu,
- Bertreville,
- and Derchigny.

I think these airfields were mainly used during the Battle of Britain and some just as emergency airfields.

Thank you in advance for your help.
François

[Chris Goss]

Suggest you start here:

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

[aerodieppe]

Good evening Chris,

I'm familiar with this collection of German airfields in France.

According to my research, Quiberville airfield wasn't an airfield. It was an anti-aircraft firing school.
However, I don't know how the Germans trained? Did they have planes firing at targets? If so, what model and where was it based?

Bertreville airfield isn't mentioned. I have French documents and a German document which attests that there was an airfield there, but I don't know if it was used.

The fictitious Bois Robert airfield was a private airfield belonging to the Legendre family before the war.

Sincerely,
François

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by aerodieppe

However, I don't know how the Germans trained? Did they have planes firing at targets? If so, what model and where was it based?

Sincerely,
François

They did fire Flak at aircraft targets and for this the Luftwaffe had Fliegerzielgeschwader with a whole range of obsolete and captured aircraft types. You can find a few examples of flights over France by Fl.ZG 2 at the beginning of this article: http://www.ghostbombers.com/Bongart/intro_01.html

[aerodieppe]

Thank you for providing me with the address of your site which I didn't know.

Thank you very much,
François

[Larry deZeng]

Bonjour François,

BERTREVILLE was called AUPPEGARD by the Allies and was listed as a "Former Landing Ground" that was not used by the Luftwaffe 1940-44.

[Source: A.I.2(b)/British Air Ministry, Airfield Gazetteer North and West France, 1 September 1943, SECRET.]

L.

[aerodieppe]

BERTREVILLE was called AUPPEGARD by the Allies and was listed as a "Former Landing Ground" that was not used by the Luftwaffe 1940-44.

[aerodieppe]

Thank you for your reply.

I fully agree with you about the use of the land and its name.
The airfield was located between the communes of Auppegard and Bertreville.

Is it possible to find your source online ?
[Source: A.I.2(b)/British Air Ministry, Airfield Gazetteer North and West France, 1 September 1943, SECRET.]

Sincerely,
François

[Larry deZeng]

Possibly, François, possibly.
It's at the British National Archives in London, but I do not know the file number with certainty but it might be AIR 40.

L.