Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base

Saint-Dizier-Robinson Air Base is a front-line French Air Force fighter base located approximately 4km west of Saint-Dizier, in the Haute-Marne department of the Champagne-Ardenne region in northwestern France.The airport resides at an elevation of 458ft above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 2412x.HistorySaint-Dizier has a long aviation history, with an early French military aircraft landing close to the city on 11 August 1910. An Armée de l'Air airdrome was established in 1913, which has been in use ever since, being used for combat operations during both 20th-Century World Wars.Some of the pre-World War II French Air Force aircraft assigned to the base were Blériot Aéronautique, Morane-Saulnier, Stampe, de Havilland Tiger Moth and Dewoitine D.520sGerman use during World War IISeized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France, St. Dizier was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation. Known units assigned (all from Luftlotte 3, Fliegerkorps IV):