Naval Air Station, Moutchic WW1 Headquarters Building
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At the water's edge on the grounds of the former NAS Moutchic-Lacanau.
A building, formerly used as the HQ of the Naval Air Station Moutchic.
From the US Navy History Website:
Naval Air Station at Moutchic, France, was the first USN air base established in Europe during World War I. The flight and ground training station was commissioned on 31 August 1917 with Lieutenant John L. Callan in command. The first training flights began in September. The air station was disestablished in January 1919.
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NAS Moutchic-Lacanau
Naval Aviation
United States Navy
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WWI
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