The next airport is the "Fliegerhorst" Laon-Athies, which was used by the German Luftwaffe in 1940.
The airfield is located about 124 km northwest of Paris and 40 km north-east of Reims.
Initially, this was a pure field airfield with three grass runways, which were then expanded in 1942 to fixed runways. During the Battle of Britain here was the fighter squadron JG53 "ace of spades" with BF-109E and the combat squadron KG77 stationed with Do -17Z. Later, until mid-1944, the Ju-88, HE-111 and various night fighter units were used.
From the end of 1944, the place was then used by various associations of the US Air Force. In the 1950s, the base was then converted to a NATO base.
I will design this place in three different selectable versions. Shown are the times of the Battle of Britain in 1940, a version with attached runways in 1943 and the US version from the end of 1944. This will then be the appropriate AI traffic available.
I still have not decided if I then later will make the Nato version design.
A few first pictures are already available from the first work on the version of the Battle of Britain from the year 1940 ... but still in the basic features.
Basis is this time is just for FSX. FranceVFR has not published a corresponding add-on here.
Frist pictures....
greetings
Klaus
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