Peray
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Peray
|commune status = Commune
|image = Église Saint Jouin de Peray.jpg
|caption = The church of Saint Jouin, in Peray
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Peray (Sarthe).svg
|arrondissement = Mamers
|canton = Mamers
|INSEE = 72233
|postal code = 72260
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Maine Saosnois
|coordinates = {{coord|48.2485|0.3644|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 62
|elevation max m = 96
|area km2 = 2.45
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|demonym = Peréen, Peréenne
Perayen, Perayenne
|website =
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Peray ({{IPA|fr|pəʁɛ}}) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
World War II
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in August 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 2 September, the airfield was designated as "A-44", it was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.
See also
References
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