May-en-Multien Aerodrome | |
Partof: | American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) |
Location: | Located near: Meaux, France |
Pushpin Map: | France |
Pushpin Label: | May-en-Multien Aerodrome |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Coordinates: | Approximate Location |
Type: | Combat Airfield |
Controlledby: | Air Service, United States Army |
Condition: | Agricultural area |
Built: | 1918 |
Used: | 1918–1919 |
Battles: | World War I |
Garrison: | I Corps Observation Group United States First Army Air Service |
May-en-Multien Aerodrome, was a temporary World War I airfield in France, used for very short periods by French units and squadrons of the Air Service, United States Army. It was located 11miles north-northeast of the commune of Meaux, in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
The airfield was a temporary facility used by the French Aeronautique Militaire from early June 1918, most likely consisting of no more than a few tents, then later for a very short period on 5–10 August by the I Corps Observation Group as a forward operating airfield during the Aisne-Marne Offensive Campaign. Its HQ and two squadrons, the 1st and 12th Aero Squadron operated from the field until moving out during the middle of August to Coincy Aerodrome.
It was then once again used by the French Air Service on 7–21 September 1918. By the time of the Armistice, the airfield had already been returned to agricultural use.