AtomicFrawg Posted February 10, 2013 Report Posted February 10, 2013 File Name: Le Gros Memorial Airport - 3R2File Submitter: AtomicFrawgFile Submitted: 10 Feb 2013File Category: DSF Scenery PackagesX-Plane Version(s): X-Plane 10**X-Plane 10 only**OpenSceneryX and ruScennery are needed."The airport was named after Mr. O'Neal LeGros' son. His son was in WWII and was the first victim from Acadia Parish to be killed at Pearl Harbor. The ground work for the airport was established in February 1942," writesAmy Pastor, of the Chamber of Commerce.The field was used as an auxiliary training base during the war,according to Joe Haines, a pilot who flew out of LeGros Memorial andalso served during World War II. However, there is no memorial markerat the field, which has the airport designator 3R2:AirnavLeGros Memorial Airporthttp://www.airnav.com/airport/3R2Click here to download this file Quote
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