Used by: 366th Fighter Group, 19 November 1944 – 11 April 1945 (P-47) 406th Fighter Group, 8 February – 15 April 1945 (P-47) 391st Bombardment Group, 16 April – 27 May 1945 (B-26) Y-32 Ophoven, Belgium Located: (abandoned) Opened: 10 December 1944 Closed: 29 May 1945 Runway: 5000x150, PSP, (12/30) Used by: 370th Fighter Group, 27 January – 20 April 1945 (P-47) 405th Fighter Group, 30 February – April 1945 (P-47) Y-41 Virton, Belgium Located: (approximately) Opened: 26 December 1944 – 3 May 1945 Runway: 3000x80 CINDER (10/28) Use: Liaison and emergency landing airfield Y-44 Maastricht, Netherlands Located: Now: Maastricht Aachen Airport Opened: 23 March 1945 Closed: 1 August 1945 Runway: 5565x120, PSP, (04/22) Used by: 387th Bombardment Group, 29 April – 24 May 1945 (B-26) Y-47 Namur, Belgium Located: (approximately) Opened: 22 February – 30 November 1945 Runway: 3450/90 PSP/SMT (07/25) Use: 9th Bombardment Division, – 20 April November 1945 99th Bombardment Wing, 1 July – August 1945 98th Bombardment Wing, October – November 1945 112th Liaison Squadron, 26 October 1944 – 11 February 1945 Transferred to Royal Air Force control, 30 November 1945 Y-55 Venlo, Netherlands Located: Fliegerhorst Venlo-Herongen astride the Dutch-German border. Now: German Bundeswehr Depot Herongen, before: US-Army POMCUS Depot Herongen supporting NORTHAG (Germany) Opened: 12 March 1945 Closed: 14 August 1945 Runway 1: 4200x300, BRK, (08/26) Runway 2: 5500x300, PSP/BRK, (12/30) Used by: 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 15 March – April 1945 (P-38/F-4; P-51/F-5) 373d Fighter Group, 11 March – 20 April 1945 (P-47) 397th Bombardment Group, 25 April – 24 May 1945 (B-26) 394th Bombardment Group, 2 May – September 1945 (B-26) Western Allied invasion of Germany Airfields captured or established to support combat operations during the Western Allied Invasion of Germany (1 February – 8 May 1945). This section lists those used during the war; ones used during the occupation period of Germany are listed in the Army of Occupation ALGs section. Rhineland Campaign Y-43 Duren, Germany Construction cancelled Y-46 Aachen, Germany Located: Now: Merzbruck Airport Opened: 14 March 1945 Closed: 11 May 1945 Runway: 5000x120, PSP, (05/23) Used by: 365th Fighter Group, 16 March – 13 April 1945 (P-47) 36th Fighter Group, 26 March – 8 April 1945 (P-47) Y-51 Vogelsang, Germany Located: (abandoned) Opened: 23 March 1945 Closed: 10 July 1945 Runway: 3600x120, PSP/PAP, (15/33) Used by: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 2 March – April 1945 (P-38/F-4; P-51/F-5) Y-54 Kelz, Germany