A view at the impressive tower of this former NATO Dispersed Operating Base. The airfield opened in 1956 and aircraft from United States Air Force fighter-bomber wings deployed here, normally one squadron at a time. No flying unit was ever permanently assigned, it was used for dispersal training only. In 1967 the US forces left after the French withdrawal from the NATO structure. It was then used by the French Air Force for training. From about 2000 it was rebuilt as a civil airport. During my visit there wasn't a single aircraft.

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