Sint-Denijs-Westrem Airport is a closed civil airport and military airfield, located in Sint-Denijs-Westrem, 3.2 km southwest of Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.
Sint-Denijs-Westrem Airport Vliegveld Sint-Denijs-Westrem (Advanced Landing Ground B-61) | |
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| Location | Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Ghent, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 51°01′36″N 003°41′22″E / 51.02667°N 3.68944°E |
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  EBGT Location of Sint-Denijs-Westrem Airfield | |
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Overview
editThe airport is the former official airport of Ghent. It was closed in 1985, and the site redeveloped for Flanders Expo.
History
editDuring World War II, the airport was used by the British Royal Air Force as Advanced Landing Ground B-61 SintDenijs-Westrem.
References
edit- SintDenijs-Westrem (B-61)
- Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.