▁Engine er ▁Command ' s ▁ 8 7 7 th ▁Engine er ▁A viation ▁Battalion ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁began ▁putting ▁down ▁concrete ▁patch es ▁over ▁the ▁dam aged ▁run ways . ▁It ▁was ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁Advanced ▁Land ing ▁Gr ound ▁" B - 2 4 ". ▁▁▁ ▁St - And ré ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁R AF ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁units ▁as ▁a ▁f ighter ▁air field ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁▁ ▁The ▁USA AF ▁ 4 4 2 d ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Group ▁fle w ▁C - 4 7 ▁Sky train ▁trans ports ▁from ▁the ▁field ▁between ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁when ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁French ▁control . ▁ ▁Current ▁status ▁The ▁air field ▁was ▁completely ▁re construct ed ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁today ▁is ▁a ▁modern , ▁provincial ▁air port ▁which ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁light ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁air field ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁W W II ▁av iation ▁flying ▁museum ▁: ▁Ham ▁and ▁Jam . ▁ ▁Its ▁w art ime ▁history ▁is ▁evident ▁in ▁the ▁many ▁re lic s ▁remaining ▁from ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Both ▁ 5 , 2 0 0 - foot ▁concrete ▁run ways ▁remain , ▁abandoned ▁since ▁the ▁war ; ▁the ▁many ▁concrete ▁patch es ▁over ▁the ▁bomb ▁cr aters ▁left ▁by ▁American ▁air ▁attacks ▁quite ▁evident , ▁with ▁veget ation ▁growing ▁out ▁of ▁some . ▁ ▁Many ▁tax i ways ▁and ▁aircraft