Parois Airdrome

Parois Airdrome, was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was located near the commune of Aubréville, in the Lorraine region in northeastern France.

Parois Airdrome
Part of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
Located near: Aubréville, France
Pilots of the 99th Aero Squadron in front of a squadron Salmson 2A2 reconnaissance aircraft
Parois Airdrome
Coordinates49°08′18″N 005°07′02″E
Approximate Location
TypeCombat Airfield
Site information
Controlled by  Air Service, United States Army
ConditionAgricultural area
Site history
Built1918
In use1918–1919
Battles/wars
World War I
Garrison information
GarrisonV Corps Observation Group
United States First Army Air Service

Overview

The airfield was built during the early fall of 1918 as a forward operations base, and was used during the last days of the war by the United States First Army Air Service V Corps Observation Group during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Two squadrons of aircraft operated from the field, primarily taking aerial photography, performing battlefield adjustments and making artillery adjustments. It likely consisted of a few tents and perhaps some canvas and steel-tubing hangars. After the 11 November Armistice, the Group was reassigned to the Rhineland as part of the Third Army of Occupation and Parois Airdrome was turned over to the French Government. Almost at the same time, two French "escadrilles", BR 214 and SPA 215, were stationed at Parois, flying missions for US First Army (they were actually French Second Army Air Service, which Army was fighting under American command). They moved away on 25 November 1918.

Subsequently, the airfield was returned to agricultural use. Its exact location in the Parois area is undetermined.

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See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. some sources say "Clermont en Argonne", the largest town near Parois, about which no other airfield used by the US Air Service is known
  • 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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