Cardonville | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Bayeux |
Canton: | Trévières |
Insee: | 14136 |
Postal Code: | 14230 |
Mayor: | Noémi Hebert[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
Coordinates: | 49.3451°N -1.0644°W |
Elevation M: | 25 |
Elevation Min M: | 13 |
Elevation Max M: | 38 |
Area Km2: | 3.29 |
Cardonville (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 14 June, the airfield was designated as "A-3", it was used by the 368th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until the end of August when the unit moved into Central France. Along with the 368th, the 370th Fighter Group flew P-38 Lightnings from the airfield until mid-August. With the combat units moved out, the airfield was closed.[2] [3]