ALG B-12 – Ellon
Battle of Normandy
This page presents the history of ALG (Advanced Landing Groud) B-12, used by the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Normandy.
Location: Ellon, Calvados (14)
Code: B-12
Coordinates: 49°12’58 »N – 000°39’52 »W
Construction: from June 30 to July 18, 1944 by the Royal Engineers 16th Airfield Construction Group
Operational period: from July 18, 1944
Length: 1 700 m
Width: 40 m
Azimuth: 227°
Airstrip: Square-Mesh Track (SMT)
Units:
– 122 Wing (19 squadron, 65 squadron, 122 squadron) using Mustang III.
ALG B-12 history:
ALG B-12 is the last of four airfields built by Lt. Col. Leslie Frank Hancock (Royal Engineers), killed on July 12, 1944 in Maupertus by the explosion of his Jeep on a mine.
This aerodrome is located east of Ellon and near the place called « Jerusalem ». The pilots of the 122 Wing based there prefer to call the aerodrome « Jerusalem » rather than Elon.
Remains:
Memorial east of Ellon at the location of the ALG B-12 runway.
