Chambley-Bussières Air Base
Chambley-Bussières Air Base is a former United States Air Force base in France. It is located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département of France, about ten miles (16 km) west of the French city of Metz, and about one mile (1.6 km) southwest of Chambley-Bussières, on the south side of the Départemental 901 (D901) (Meurthe-et-Moselle) road.
| Chambley-Bussières Air Base Chambley-Bussières (LF-52) Aéroport Militaire | |
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| Part of United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) French Air Force | |
| Located near: Chambley-Bussières, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France | |
Chambley-Bussières – 2003 | |
Chambley AB Location of Chambley-Bussières AB, France | |
| Coordinates | 49°01′24″N 005°52′37″E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1952 |
| In use | 1954–Present |
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| Elevation AMSL | 864 ft / 263 m | ||||||||||
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The first use of Chambley-Bussières as an airfield was in 1940, when the French Air Force stationed 9 Potez 631 fighters and 5 Mureaux 117 observation aircraft on farmland. The aircraft were assigned to the GAO 2/506. After the Battle of France ended in May, 1940, Chambley-Bussieres was abandoned as an air base and returned to agricultural use. During the Cold War, Chambley-Bussières was a front-line base for the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).