Lombron Airfield

Lombron Airfield is a former World War II airfield, located 1.0 km south-southwest of La Chapelle-Saint-Rémy in the Pays de la Loire region, France.

History

Lombron Airfield was built between 18 August and 3 September 1944 by the 834th Engineer Aviation Battalion, IX Engineering Command.
The airfield was established as an Emergency Landing/Refueling Airfield, however, it was not heavily used but one unit temporarily settled at the base: the P-47 Thunderbolts of the 405th Fighter Group. Although the airfield was not finished yet, advance parties of the Group was sent there with the remainder sent to Cretteville Airfield on 25 August. The P-47s remained at the airfield until 13 September 1944, when the much better equipped former Luftwaffe airfield, Saint-Dizier–Robinson became available.
The airfield was abandoned by the end of the month and returned to agricultural use. Nothing remains of the former airfield.