Gorges () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography Gorges is situated on the D933 road, some east of Abbeville.
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World War II After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 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 16 August, the airfield was designated as "A-26", it was used by the 379th Bombardment Group which flew Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers until early September when the unit 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. .
See also Communes of the Somme department
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