Sint-Denijs-Westrem Airfield
| Sint-Denijs-Westrem Airport Vliegveld Sint-Denijs-Westrem (Advanced Landing Ground B-61) | |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |
| Summary | |
| Location | Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Gent, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 51°01′36″N 003°41′22″E / 51.02667°N 3.68944°ECoordinates: 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 | |
Sint-Denijs-Westrem Airport is a closed civil airport and military airfield, located in Sint-Denijs-Westrem, 3.2 km southwest of Gent, East Flanders, Belgium.
Overview
The airport is the former official airport of Ghent. It was closed in 1985, and the site redeveloped for Flanders Expo.
History
During World War II, the airport was used by the British Royal Air Force as Advanced Landing Ground B-61 SintDenijs-Westrem.
References
- 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.
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