Landes de Bussac Airfield

Landes de Bussac Airfield
Bussac-Forêt, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France
Aerial photo of Landes de Bussac taken on 18 January, 1944, by a photographer of the 8th Bomber Command.
Location
Coordinates45°11′45″N 00°20′50″W / 45.19583°N 0.34722°W / 45.19583; -0.34722
Site history
BuiltJune 1926 (1926)
In use1937 - 1953 (1953)
Demolished1970s
EventsWorld War II

Landes de Bussac Airfield, also known as Bedenac-Bussac Airfield was a military airport in the commune of Landes de Bussac (today Bussac-Forêt) in western France, located approximately 45 kilometres north northeast from Bordeaux. It was established in June 1926 and was closed in the early 1950s, mainly serving military operations.

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