In January 1918, 1st Pursuit Organization and Training Center of formed by the American Air Service, to be eventually turned into an operational 1st Pursuit Group; as such, it was the first airfield in France used by the Americans for air combat operations on the Western Front.

Despite this, the first flights of the Air Service were flown the next day, although due to the lack of armament, the pilots were not allowed to cross over the lines to enemy-controlled airspace.

In May 1940, the field saw an RAF Fairey Battle squadron landing for some days, before being driven away by the German offensive through France; Messerschmitt fighters of the Luftwaffe also stayed here in June 1944, and finally American Stars and Stripes flew again over the grounds when USAAF ALG A.63 was set up in September 1944 for the Douglas C-47s of the 441 TCG (which stayed until early October (the shadow of the dismantled runway and taxiways were still showing in 1949).

Today, what was Villeneuve-les-Vertus Aerodrome is a series of cultivated fields located north of Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny east of the Départmental 12 (D12), with no indications of its wartime uses.

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