Reims – Champagne Air Base is a former Front-line French Air and Space Force air base. The base is located approximately 4 miles north of Reims; about 81 miles northeast of Paris. Reims Air Base was authorized by the French Air Ministry in 1925 and was opened in October 1928. Much work was needed to restore the land in the area after the ravages of the W…
Reims – Champagne Air Base is a former Front-line French Air and Space Force air base. The base is located approximately 4 miles north of Reims; about 81 miles northeast of Paris. Reims Air Base was authorized by the French Air Ministry in 1925 and was opened in October 1928. Much work was needed to restore the land in the area after the ravages of the World War I Western Front, and the myriad of trenches built, all needed to be filled in, the land leveled, unexploded ordnance removed and have a graded, smooth grass surface for airplane operations as well as a support facility. Reims was planned to be the "showcase" base of the Armée de l'Air. It had a concrete parking apron; hangars and a support area, and consisted of a grass field for aircraft takeoffs and landings.
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