Beuzeville-au-Plain
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Beuzeville-au-Plain | |
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Part of Sainte-Mère-Église | |
 The church of Saint-Brice | |
Location of Beuzeville-au-Plain  | |
  Beuzeville-au-Plain  Beuzeville-au-Plain | |
| Coordinates: 49°25′53″N 1°17′06″W / 49.4314°N 1.285°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Carentan |
| Commune | Sainte-Mère-Église |
Area 1 | 2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 40 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50480 |
| Elevation | 14–41 m (46–135 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Beuzeville-au-Plain (French pronunciation: [bøzvil o plɛ̃]) is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église.[2]
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 to the south of the town. Declared operational on 15 June, the airfield was designated as "A-6", it was initially used by the 371st Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-September when the unit moved into Central France. Along with the 371st, the 367th Fighter Group flew P-38 Lightnings from the airfield. It was used until mid-September when it was closed.[3][4]
