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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
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Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
It was Frieres-Faillouel 50 km E.Montdidier
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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.
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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.
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Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
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Which Frappé book has this map? Regards, Andreas B
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Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
Bonjour,
In his famous book : La Luftwaffe face au débarquement allié ... on page 350-351. Phil. Last edited by canonne; 29th October 2018 at 21:31. |
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Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
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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
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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.
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Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
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Cheers Jochen |
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Re: Location of JG 5 airfield, Frieres, France
Hello, Jochen.
I expected as much! Happy Easter! Bregds, Andreas B
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