The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch rises from the grass field at Audembert, demonstrating the remarkable short takeoff performance that made the aircraft indispensable during the early years of the war. Positioned less than a mile from the English Channel near Calais, Audembert served as one of the Luftwaffe’s most forward fighter bases during the Battle of Britain. From this exposed coastal airstrip—lacking paved runways and reliant on favorable weather—units of Jagdgeschwader 26 “Schlageter” operated under the leadership of Adolf Galland as they prepared for sustained air operations over southern England.

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