Ferme_de_Moras_Aerodrome

Ferme de Moras Aerodrome

Ferme de Moras Aerodrome

Temporary World War I airfield in France

Ferme de Moras Aerodrome, was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was 1.9 miles (3.1 km) East of the commune of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

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The airfield was a temporary facility created by the French Aeronautique Militaire in late 1917, operational until December 1918, which means that it probably consisted of several wood-and-fabric "Bessonneau" hangars, plus wooden huts.

It was used for a short spell during summer 1918 by the I Corps Observation Group, during the Aisne-Marne Offensive Campaign. The two group's squadrons, 1st and 12th Aero Squadron operated from the field until moving out at the beginning of August to May-en-Multien Aerodrome, as did the group's HQ.

The last French "escadrille" left on 1 December 1918, and the airfield was soon cleared of all its building and returned to agricultural use. Today it is a series of cultivated fields located on the plateau 2 miles east of La Ferté sous Jouarre, north of D 407.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

    • Series "D", Volume 2, Squadron histories,. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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