St. Maixent Replacement Barracks

Download coordinates as: The Air Service Replacement Concentration Barracks is a former military facility in the vicinity of Saint-Maixent-l'École, Poitou-Charentes, France.

Another building, named the Presbytere Barracks had been used for the previous ten years on a part-time basis for casual quartering and detachments passing through St. Maixent.

Construction of kitchens and mess facilities, improvements to the barracks and parade grounds commenced.

Upon completion and qualifications verified, Aero Squadrons were re-organized in accordance with the tables of organization developed by the Air Service in France.

They were then equipped and given instructions on the use of Gas Masks and qualified in their use before being deployed to the Zone of Advance (Combat area).

[2] Each squadron then proceed to the 1st Air Depot at Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome; their date of departure being determined by the availability of its equipment and flying personnel.

[2] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency