Méautis

Méautis
Commune
The church of Saint-Hilaire
Méautis
Location within Normandy region
Méautis
Coordinates: 49°16′42″N 1°17′59″W / 49.2784°N 1.2997°W / 49.2784; -1.2997Coordinates: 49°16′42″N 1°17′59″W / 49.2784°N 1.2997°W / 49.2784; -1.2997
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Saint-Lô
Canton Carentan
Intercommunality Carentan-en-Cotentin
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marie-Christine Mette
Area1 16.98 km2 (6.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 651
 • Density 38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 50298 /50500
Elevation 0–29 m (0–95 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Méautis is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

World War II

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 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 17 August, the airfield was designated as "A-17", it was used by the 50th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
  2. ↑ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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