Lonrai

Lonrai (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ʁɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in August 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town.

Declared operational on 3 September, the airfield was designated as "A-45", it was used by several combat units until November when the units moved into Central France.

Afterward, the airfield was closed.

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