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Laon-Athies Air Base is an abandoned military airfield, which is located near the city of Laon in the Aisne department of France. Its history begins before World War II, when it was originally a grass civil airdrome.
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Slides of Laon AFB 66TRW from 1964 with shots of the base Exchange Base Housing and other sights.
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Laon-Couvron Air Base is a former French and United States Air Force base in France. It is located in the Aisne département of France, less than one mile southeast of the village of Couvron and 6 miles northwest of Laon; on the southwest side of the Autoroute des Anglais (A26 autoroute) 1 Mile...
Nov 28, 2013 · 5 years after the war, as a result of the perceived Cold War threat of the Soviet Union, the air base at Laon-Couvron was offered to the United States Air Force by the French Air Ministry as part of the French commitment to NATO in order to establish a modern Air Force Base at the site.
Jul 25, 2015 · With each combat group having three fully equipped squadrons, the airfield at Laon-Athies became one of the busiest American bases on the continent. With the war ended, Laon/Athies airfield was closed on 23 May 1945 and turned over to the French Air Ministry.
Airfield Laon-Athies (french: aerodrome de Laon-Athies or Base Aérienne Laon-Athies, also known as ALG-69 Laon-Athies and Laon-Athies Air Base) is an airfield located northeast of the city of Laon in the Aisne department, Picardy, France.
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Laon-Athies Air Base is an abandoned military airfield, which is located near the city of Laon in the Aisne department of France. Its history begins before World War II, when it was originally a grass civil airdrome.
