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Soon after Le Mans was liberated by the U. S. 79th and 90th Infantry Divisions on 8 August 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town.

The airfield was declared operational on 3 September and designated as " A-35 ".

It was used by several American fighter and transport units until late November when the airfield was closed.