Châteauroux Air Station
Details:
On the parade field of the 517th Supply Regiment's base.
A boulder with a plaque commemorating the US Air Station set up there in 1951.
Monument Text:
CHATEAUROUX AIR STATION
L'ARMEE DE L'AIR DES ETATS-UNIS
A UTILISE CETTE INSTALLATION DE
MARS 1951 A MARS 1967 COMME BASE
MILITAIRE POUR LE SOUTIEN DE DEFENSE
CONJOINTE DE LA FRANCE ET DES ETATS-UNIS
CETTE PLAQUE EST OFFERTE PAR L'ARMEE
DE L'AIR DES ETATS-UNIS A LA
POPULATION DU DEPARTEMENT DE L'INDRE
EN TEMOIGNAGE DE SON AMITIE,
SON AMIBILITE ET SON AIDE.
English translation:
THE US AIR FORCE USED THIS INSTALLATION FROM MARCH 1951 TO MARCH 1967 AS A MILITARY BASE FOR THE JOINT DEFENSE OF THE US AND FRANCE. THIS PLAQUE WAS GIVEN BY THE US AIR FORCE TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE INDRE DEPARTMENT AS A SIGN OF ITS FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT.
