| Tantonville Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-1  .png) | |
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| Lorraine Region, France | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Location | |
  Tantonville Airfield | |
| Coordinates | 48°27′30.48″N006°09′05.70″E / 48.4584667°N 6.1515833°E /48.4584667; 6.1515833 |
| Site history | |
| Built | Early 1945 |
| In use | February–April 1945 |
| Battles/wars | Southern France Campaign |
Tantonville Airfield is an abandonedWorld War IIUnited States Army Air Forces military airfield inFrance, which was located in the Département deMeurthe-et-Moselle approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north ofMirecourt and 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-southeast ofNeuves-Maisons.
The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineer Command as a temporary facility, with a 5000' x 120' all weatherpierced steel planking (PSP) runway, aligned 01/19. In addition the airfield contained a large parking apron, as well as for dispersal sites. Tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities; an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure; a dump for supplies, ammunition, and gasoline drums, along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting. It was known asTantonville Airfield orAdvanced Landing Ground Y-1 and released toNinth Air Force on 25 December 1944.
TheXIX Tactical Air Command100th Fighter Wing371st Fighter Group moved onto the field even before it was officially completed on 20 December, with three squadrons ofP-47 Thunderbolts. They remained until 15 February until moving east.
TheTwelfth Air Force86th Fighter Group and its 525th, 526th, and 527th Squadrons operatedP-47 Thunderbolts from the airfield between late February to mid-April 1945 before moving east to a capturedLuftwaffe airfield at Braunshardt,Germany (Y-72) nearDarmstadt.
After the 86th moved out the airfield was manned by the 98th Service Squadron. It was used as a resupply and casualty evacuation airfield for the balance of the war. It was then dismantled and the land returned to civil authorities on 11 May 1945. The area where Tantonville Airfield was constructed is now an agricultural area, although the ground still shows evidence of its runway and parking apron.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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