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Verdun Aerodrome, was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was located near Verdun, in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.OverviewThe airfield was used by the Air Service, United States Army in 1918 as an advance forward airfield during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive during September–November 1918. Elements of the First Army Air Service 27th and 95th Aero Squadrons used the field until the Armistice on 7 November 1918.The precise location of the airfield is undetermined, and presumably after the war, the airfield was abandoned and returned to agricultural use.Known units assigned Detachment of 27th Aero Squadron (Pursuit) 25 September 1918-undetermined Detachment of 95th Aero Squadron (Pursuit) 7 November 1918-undetermined