▁K ampf gesch w ader ▁ 5 5 ▁( K G ▁ 5 5 ) ▁with ▁He inkel ▁He ▁ 1 1 1 H ' s ▁used ▁St - And ré ▁for ▁night ▁bom ber ▁attacks ▁against ▁England ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Both ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Front ▁as ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁campaign ▁over ▁England ▁began ▁to ▁wind ▁down . ▁ ▁From ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁on ward , ▁St - And ré ▁was ▁used ▁primarily ▁as ▁a ▁day ▁inter ceptor ▁f ighter ▁air field ▁against ▁the ▁USA AF ▁E ighth ▁Air ▁Force ▁heavy ▁bom ber ▁off ensive ▁over ▁Occ up ied ▁Europe ▁and ▁Germany . ▁A ▁succession ▁of ▁f ighter ▁units ▁began ▁using ▁the ▁base ▁for ▁inter ceptor ▁mission ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁J G ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁SK G ▁ 1 0 , ▁both ▁flying ▁F ock e - W ulf ▁F w ▁ 1 9 0 As ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁when ▁the ▁base ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁taken ▁off ▁oper ational ▁status ▁for ▁rep airs ▁and ▁up gr ades . ▁St - And ré ▁became ▁oper ational ▁again ▁in ▁late ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁units ▁using ▁the ▁air field ▁with ▁Mess ersch mitt ▁Me ▁ 4 1 0 As , ▁Ju ▁ 8 8 As , ▁J unk ers ▁Ju ▁ 1 8 8 A , ▁and ▁B f ▁ 1 0 9