Aigle clandestine airfield

From here, General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny took off clandestinely on October 16, 1943, after his escape from Riom prison near Lyon in September 1943. This clandestine airfield, code-named "Aigle", was run by Resistance fighters.

From here, General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny took off clandestinely on October 16, 1943, after his escape from Riom prison near Lyon in September 1943. This clandestine airfield, code-named Aigle, was run by Resistance fighters.