Meucon Airport
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Vannes-Meucon Airport is a regional airport in France. It supports general aviation with no commercial airline service scheduled.HistoryVannes airport was a civil airport built prior to World War II.German use during World War IISeized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France, Meucon airport was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation. Known units assigned (all from Luftlotte 3, Fliegerkorps IV): Kampfgruppe 100 (KGr 100) 9 August 1940-17 June 1941 Heinkel He 111H (Fuselage Code 6N+) Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) 8 June-13 August 1941 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) Oct 1941-January 1942 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) 22 November 1942-October 1943 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A KGr 100 took part in operations over England during the Battle of Britain (10 July–31 October 1940) JG 53, JG 51 and JG 2 were interceptor units against Allied bomber operations over Occupied EuropeVannes was attacked on several missions by United States Army Air Force Eighth Air Force bombers during 1943.
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