Lemmes Aerodrome
Lemmes Aerodrome, was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was located 0.6 miles (0.97 km) West-Northwest of the commune of Lemmes, in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
| Lemmes Aerodrome | |
|---|---|
| Part of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) | |
Located near: Lemmes, France
  Lemmes Aerodrome Lemmes Aerodrome (France) | |
| Coordinates | 49°04′11″N 005°16′19″E |
| Type | Combat Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  Air Service, United States Army |
| Condition | Agricultural area |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1918 |
| In use | 1918–1919 |
| Battles/wars |  World War I |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | First Army Observation Group United States First Army Air Service |
Overview
The airfield was one of the major airfields used by the French Air Service about Verdun, from early 1916 to the end of the war, with Vadelaincourt other major airfield touching it.
For probably some operational reason, the American 186th Aero Squadron moved here from nearby Souilly Aerodrome on 7 November 1918, already back there on 24 November, after the Armistice had been signed.
Eventually, the airfield was returned to agricultural use. Today it is a series of cultivated fields located northwest of Lemmes. The airfield was located west of the D 1916, which takes its symbolic number from the fact that it was the only road always open during the Battle of Verdun for bringing supplies to the city and the front units.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Series "D", Volume 2, Squadron histories,. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.