The construction consisted of a 5,000' square-mesh track (SMT) surfaced runway aligned 07/25, dispersal areas, communications facilities, landing lights and many other requirements to run an airfield.

Bazenville would have been completed as the first ALG in Normandy on 9 June, but a B-24 Liberator crashlanded at the uncompleted airfield that morning and ripped up a lot of SMT.

A local church is believed to have served as Ground Control for the entire Normandy 2d Tactical Air Force area of responsibility.

While 127 Wing operated from the airfield it was also used to evacuate thousands of injured soldiers, sailors and airmen to England.

In addition a constant stream of other Allied squadrons used the airfield for fuel, ammunition or repair.