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'''Lyon-Bron |
'''Lyon-Bron Airport''' (Aéroport de Lyon-Bron)is a french airport localized at 10 kilometers from the center of [[Lyon]] on the commune of [[Bron]]. |
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The airport has been created in [[1920]] and became an international airport in [[1924]] with flights to [[Geneve]]. |
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During [[World War II]] it was used as a military airfield beginning in 1943 by the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Luftwaffe]] after the takeover of [[Vichy France|Unoccupied France]]. It was attacked by the [[United States Army Air Force]] 407th Bombardment Squadron (92d BG) in April 1944, causing heavy damage. After the [[D-Day|Normandy Invasion of France]] by Allied Forces, the USAAF [[50th Fighter Group]] used the airport flying [[P-47 Thunderbolt]]s in support of ground forces in Southern France from September though November, 1944. The [[121st Liaison Squadron]] flew Cessna UC-78 observation aircraft in support of the [[Sixth United States Army Group|Sixth Army Group]] from the airport until March 1945, ending American military use of the airport. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport]] |
*[[Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport]] |
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==References== |
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* [http://airforcehistoryindex.org/data/000/220/571.xml USAF Historical Research Agency Document 00220571, French Airfields: Lyon/Bron] |
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* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924. |
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* Maurer, Maurer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975 |
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==External links== |
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{{Portal|Lyon}} |
{{Portal|Lyon}} |
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{{Airports in France|state=collapsed}} |
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{{USAAF 12th Air Force World War II}} |
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[[Category:Airports in France]] |
[[Category:Airports in France]] |
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[[Category:Rhône]] |
[[Category:Rhône]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Rhône-Alpes]] |
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[[Category:Defunct World War II USAAF Fields]] |
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[[fr:Aéroport de Lyon-Bron]] |
[[fr:Aéroport de Lyon-Bron]] |
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| Airport type | Public-affairs | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lyon, France | ||||||||||
| Location | 45°43′37.82″N 004°56′39.39″E / 45.7271722°N 4.9442750°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 659 ft / 200 m | ||||||||||
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Lyon-Bron Airport (Aéroport de Lyon-Bron)is a french airport localized at 10 kilometers from the center of Lyon on the commune of Bron.
The airport has been created in 1920 and became an international airport in 1924 with flights to Geneve.
During World War II it was used as a military airfield beginning in 1943 by the German Luftwaffe after the takeover of Unoccupied France. It was attacked by the United States Army Air Force 407th Bombardment Squadron (92d BG) in April 1944, causing heavy damage. After the Normandy Invasion of France by Allied Forces, the USAAF 50th Fighter Group used the airport flying P-47 Thunderbolts in support of ground forces in Southern France from September though November, 1944. The 121st Liaison Squadron flew Cessna UC-78 observation aircraft in support of the Sixth Army Group from the airport until March 1945, ending American military use of the airport.
After the war, it was the main commercial airport for Lyon. In 1975 the airport Lyon-Saint Exupery is opened and the Airport of Bron is now mainly reservated for the affairs.
See also
References
- USAF Historical Research Agency Document 00220571, French Airfields: Lyon/Bron
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
- Maurer, Maurer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975
