Gorges, Somme Explained

Gorges
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Amiens
Canton:Doullens
Insee:80381
Postal Code:80370
Mayor:Guy Delattre[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Coordinates:50.1103°N 2.1786°W
Elevation M:135
Elevation Min M:95
Elevation Max M:147
Area Km2:4.87

Gorges (in French pronounced as /ɡɔʁʒ/) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Gorges is situated on the D933 road, some 20miles east of Abbeville.

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 16 August, the airfield was designated as "A-26", it was used by the 379th Bombardment Group which flew B-26 Marauder medium bombers until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. 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.
  3. Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. .