Épiez Aerodrome | |
Partof: | American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) |
Location: | Located near: Épiez-sur-Meuse, France |
Pushpin Map: | France |
Pushpin Label: | Épiez Aerodrome |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Type: | Combat Airfield |
Controlledby: | Air Service, United States Army |
Condition: | Agricultural area |
Built: | 1918 |
Used: | 1918–1919 |
Battles: | World War I |
Garrison: | 1st Pursuit Group United States First Army Air Service |
Épiez Aerodrome was a temporary World War I airfield in France, used by the Air Service, United States Army. It was located 0.9miles West of Épiez-sur-Meuse, in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France, and approximately 16miles south-west of Toul.
Epiez was built for the United States First Army Air Service in early spring 1918, and used by Aero Squadron training with the Pursuit Organization and Training Center, before joining the 1st Pursuit Group at the Croix de Metz Aerodrome, the last gone by 1 June 1918:
104th Aero Squadron (V Corps Observation Group/First Army) then stopped here 4–8 August 1918, before the airfield was transferred to the French "Aéronautique Militaire" whose "Groupe de Bombardement no 2" was stationed at Epiez from 8 August 1918 until Summer 1919.
Today, it is a series of cultivated fields located on the north side of the Départmental 193 (D193), about one mile west of Épiez, with no indications of its wartime use.