Photo of Amanty Airdrome in 1918, looking from the southwest. Many Salmson 2A2 observation planes are parked on the grassy airfield. Note the D 168 road crossing the field. Most of the station buildings are in the forest to the north (left side of the photograph).
1st Observation Group School 1st Day Bombardment Group United States First Army Air Service
Amanty Airdrome was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was located 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Amanty, in the Meuse department in the Lorraine region in northeastern France (48.527383,5.598371).
AmantyAirdrome was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was located 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Amanty, in the Meuse department in the Lorraine...
Mailly-le-Camp training grounds. On 31 May, the squadron received orders to move to Amanty Aerodrome, where it worked for the I Corps Observation Group School. The...
capacity of 40 men or eight horses,) they were shipped to Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome for what they thought would be immediate deployment to the front. But,...
moved to the Western Front in August 1918. While in Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, France, the 9th was assigned to the First Army Observation Group. Also...
additional training, then/or to the First Corps Observation Group School on Amanty Aerodrome or to the First Pursuit Organization and Training Center on...
there were not yet ready and the squadron was moved on 19 October to AmantyAirdrome in Lorraine, where the squadron was prepared for active service on...
July 1918 St. Maixent Replacement Barracks, France, 22 Julyl 1918 AmantyAirdrome, France, 1 August 1918 Epiez Aerodrome, France, 4 August 1918 Luxeuil-les-Bains...
Hollandia Airdrome. Several other bombers and single-seater fighters were heavily strafed. The entire area of Sentani and Cyclops Airdromes was strafed...
France, 1 September 1918 Delouze Aerodrome, France, 7 September 1918 AmantyAirdrome, France, 21 September 1918 Maulan Aerodrome, France, 25 September 1918...
France, 26 August 1918 AmantyAirdrome, France, 7 September 1918 Maulan Aerodrome, France, 23 September 1918 Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, France, 17 January...
combat flying school at the 1st Observation Group School on AmantyAirdrome on 27 July. At Amanty, the squadron received American-built De Havilland DH-4s...
quota of flying officers. The 20th was then ordered on 7 September to AmantyAirdrome, Meuse, to join the 1st Day Bombardment Group which was to be formed...
and interdictory missions, bombing such targets as marshalling yards, airdromes, troop concentrations, bridges, docks, and shipping. Participated in the...
transferred to the Headquarters, Night Reconnaissance Bombing Group at AmantyAirdrome in the Toul Sector. At Amaty, the first patrol was made over the lines...
petty menial tasks, until further orders were received to proceed to AmantyAirdrome, where, upon arrival the squadron was again assigned to customary Camp...
and ordered to the 1st Observation Group School at AmantyAirdrome, arriving on 31 July. At Amanty, the squadron was equipped with American-made Dayton-Wright...
April the squadron moved to AmantyAirdrome, north of Neufchateau, and was designated as a Corps Observation squadron. Amanty was where the 1st Observation...
September 1918, split into three flights: (A) 1st Day Bombardment Group AmantyAirdrome September 10, Maulan Aerodrome September 23 (B) First Army Observation...
planes to the combat front. The 96th Aero Squadron was ordered to AmantyAirdrome in the Toul Sector and became established as a bombing unit in active...
duties and remained at Delouze when the rest of the group moved out to AmantyAirdrome, on 7 September. It was then assigned as the Headquarters squadron...
New York, 11–27 October 1917 Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, France, 16 November 1917 AmantyAirdrome, France, 1 February 1918 Ourches Aerodrome, France...
heard in the skies. In early May, the 639th Aero Squadron was moved to AmantyAirdrome, about 20 miles from Ourches. Travel was by truck, and when it arrived...
activity at the base until receiving orders on 13 December for a move to AmantyAirdrome, where the 91st was assigned as an Observation squadron with the First...
the Air Service, United States First Army on 10 September 1918 at AmantyAirdrome, France. The group consisted of the 96th Aero Squadron, which had been...
York, 5–27 October 1917 Chaumont Aerodrome, France, 15 November 1917 AmantyAirdrome, France, 14 December 1917 Gondreville-sur-Moselle Aerodrome, France...
Havre, France, 28 June 1918 Issoudun Aerodrome, France, 2 Jul 1918 AmantyAirdrome, France, 19 Jul 1918 Ourches Aerodrome, France, 30 Jul 1918 Gengault...
France, 1 January 1918 Chaumont Aerodrome, France, 16 January 1918 AmantyAirdrome, France, 2 February 1918 Ourches Aerodrome, France, 3 May 1918 Flin...
combat training, being moved to AmantyAirdrome in Lorraine where it joined the 1st, 91st and 88th Aero Squadrons. At Amanty, the squadron was equipped with...
Liverpool, England on 19 March. The squadron was then moved to Catterick Airdrome, Catterick Bridge, North Yorkshire in England for four and one-half months...