{"id":4387,"date":"2026-05-04T11:48:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcpderie.fr\/?p=4387"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:55:17","slug":"ce-patrimoine-netait-pas-mis-en-valeur-avant-un-camp-daviation-americain-reconstitue-a-saint-hillaire-de-riez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hcpderie.fr\/?p=4387","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab\u00a0Ce patrimoine n\u2019\u00e9tait pas mis en valeur avant\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0: un camp d\u2019aviation am\u00e9ricain reconstitu\u00e9 \u00e0 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4387\" class=\"elementor elementor-4387\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b6709c e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base\" data-id=\"4b6709c\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"4b6709c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 \n\t\tdata-interaction-id=\"51dd517\" \n\t\tclass=\"e-heading-base\" \n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<strong id=\"e-mor0qdrj-t194npj\">\u00ab&nbsp;Ce patrimoine n\u2019\u00e9tait pas mis en valeur avant&nbsp;\u00bb&nbsp;: un camp d\u2019aviation am\u00e9ricain reconstitu\u00e9 \u00e0 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4785f97 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base\" data-id=\"4785f97\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"4785f97\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"1eca7cc\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLes 2 et 3&nbsp;mai 2026, l\u2019association Les soldats de plomb reconstituait un camp d\u2019aviation am\u00e9ricain \u00e0 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez&nbsp;(Vend\u00e9e). Avec l\u2019inauguration, vendredi 1er&nbsp;mai, d\u2019un monument en m\u00e9moire des soldats am\u00e9ricains tomb\u00e9s au combat, l\u2019histoire de la Premi\u00e8re Guerre mondiale en Vend\u00e9e est revaloris\u00e9e.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a24a6 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base\" data-id=\"c2a24a6\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"c2a24a6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"ae09575\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUn soldat en uniforme beige monte dans une structure en bois instable, munie d\u2019une copie d\u2019un fusil en m\u00e9tal. <strong>C\u2019est un simulateur de vol. Le but, c\u2019est d\u2019apprendre \u00e0 tirer tout en \u00e9tant en mouvement<\/strong>, explique Paul Beignon, un b\u00e9n\u00e9vole. Onze passionn\u00e9s sont venus reconstituer un <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/pays-de-la-loire\/vendee\/l-histoire-de-la-base-americaine-revelee-5102370\">camp d\u2019aviation militaire am\u00e9ricain<\/a> \u00e0 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez&nbsp;(Vend\u00e9e) les 2 et 3&nbsp;mai 2026. L\u2019association Les soldats de plomb donne un aper\u00e7u du camp d\u2019entra\u00eenement mont\u00e9 par les Am\u00e9ricains entre mai et octobre&nbsp;1918. Il se situait dans <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/pays-de-la-loire\/saint-hilaire-de-riez-85270\/de-louis-xiii-a-un-lotissement-de-75-hectares-ils-racontent-400-ans-dhistoires-a-la-plage-des-demoiselles-en-vendee-10d7730a-4238-11f1-969a-46adb62a237c\">l\u2019actuel lotissement des Demoiselles<\/a>, \u00e0 cheval entre Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez et Saint-Jean-de-Monts, qui f\u00eate son centenaire.<br>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-906e42b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base\" data-id=\"906e42b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"906e42b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"3e8ad40\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 800&nbsp;soldats en m\u00eame temps<br>Le camp du Champ Gaillard s\u2019\u00e9talait sur deux kilom\u00e8tres le long de la c\u00f4te, avant d\u2019\u00eatre d\u00e9mantel\u00e9 en mars&nbsp;1919. Pourtant, son existence reste peu connue du grand public. <strong id=\"e-mor0t7c4-937oclm\">Je l\u2019ai d\u00e9couvert il y a deux ans<\/strong>, se rappelle Alain, un grand connaisseur de l\u2019histoire militaire am\u00e9ricaine et qui a aid\u00e9 l\u2019association \u00e0 monter cette reconstitution. <strong id=\"e-mor0t7c4-pkzr7e5\">Ce patrimoine n\u2019\u00e9tait pas mis en valeur avant. On connaissait les guerres de religion, les guerres de Vend\u00e9e, mais l\u2019histoire captivante de la Premi\u00e8re Guerre mondiale en Vend\u00e9e nous avait \u00e9chapp\u00e9.Lire aussi :<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/pays-de-la-loire\/saint-hilaire-de-riez-85270\/saint-hilaire-de-riez-en-1918-champ-gaillard-etaient-un-camp-aerien-4973184\" id=\"e-mor0t7c4-m9wsuyh\">Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez. En 1918, Champ-Gaillard \u00e9tait un camp a\u00e9rien<\/a>Le camp d\u2019entra\u00eenement faisait pourtant partie des trois plus gros install\u00e9s en France, assure R\u00e9mi Bureau, tr\u00e9sorier des Soldats de plomb. <strong id=\"e-mor0t7c4-lwpa8af\">Il a pu accueillir jusqu\u2019\u00e0 18&nbsp;000&nbsp;soldats en m\u00eame temps,<\/strong> explique Ren\u00e9 Doudard, b\u00e9n\u00e9vole de l\u2019association Histoire, culture et patrimoine, organisatrice de l\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement. <strong id=\"e-mor0t7c4-o11bdxr\">En octobre, un des b\u00e9n\u00e9voles a rapport\u00e9 200&nbsp;photos du camp, conserv\u00e9es aux \u00c9tats-Unis. \u00c7a nous a amen\u00e9s \u00e0 retravailler le sujet.<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/culture\/histoire\/guerre-14-18\/cliches-et-recits-inedits-un-livre-offre-un-regard-neuf-sur-la-presence-americaine-en-vendee-en-1918-dd7ab41e-39a3-11f1-8542-71e3dd27f2c6\" id=\"e-mor0t7c4-s7rpjrv\">Un livre int\u00e9grant ces photos est \u00e9dit\u00e9 en mai<\/a>. Pour r\u00e9habiliter cette histoire, un monument a \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 inaugur\u00e9, vendredi 1<sup id=\"e-mor0t7c4-23ptovu\">er<\/sup>&nbsp;mai 2026, en m\u00e9moire aux 28&nbsp;soldats am\u00e9ricains morts sur le territoire.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac78659 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-ac78659-99ced3e\" data-id=\"ac78659\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"ac78659\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"3f27ebd\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00ab&nbsp;Les pilotes sont form\u00e9s chez nous&nbsp;\u00bbEntre les reproductions d\u2019avions, les b\u00e9n\u00e9voles ont mont\u00e9 un centre d\u2019instruction. Sur le tableau noir, des trajectoires d\u2019avions sont dessin\u00e9es \u00e0 la craie blanche. <strong>\u00c0 l\u2019entr\u00e9e de la Premi\u00e8re Guerre mondiale, les \u00c9tats-Unis n\u2019avaient pas d\u2019arm\u00e9e constitu\u00e9e<\/strong>, retrace R\u00e9mi Bureau, de l\u2019association Les soldats de plomb. <strong>\u00c0 partir de 1917, les pilotes sont form\u00e9s chez nous, avec des instructeurs des arm\u00e9es fran\u00e7aises et britanniques.<\/strong> Pour cela, les soldats construisent une piste d\u2019atterrissage en sable et installent des cibles sur le toit des hangars et sur une butte dans la for\u00eat. <strong>C\u2019est int\u00e9ressant de voir que les pilotes am\u00e9ricains ne sont pas arriv\u00e9s en France totalement entra\u00een\u00e9s et qu\u2019ils ont d\u00fb apprendre sur le territoire fran\u00e7ais<\/strong>, observe un<strong>&nbsp;passionn\u00e9 d\u2019a\u00e9ronautique<\/strong> venu visiter le camp, Nicolas Duvivier.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"fa1357c\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00c0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 du camp d\u2019instruction, une b\u00e9n\u00e9vole explique le r\u00f4le des <strong>Hello girls&nbsp;\u00bb. \u00ab&nbsp;En 1918, 223&nbsp;Am\u00e9ricaines bilingues sont envoy\u00e9es en Europe pour g\u00e9rer les communications,<\/strong> retrace Oriane Battonier, qui a rev\u00eatu leur uniforme bleu marine. <strong>Quand les hommes mettaient soixante secondes pour \u00e9tablir une communication, elles n\u2019en mettaient que dix.<\/strong> Ces femmes ont d\u00fb se battre pour se faire reconna\u00eetre comme v\u00e9t\u00e9ranes de l\u2019arm\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine. Elles font elles aussi parties des <strong>oubli\u00e9s<\/strong> \u00e0 qui les b\u00e9n\u00e9voles souhaitent rendre hommage.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eebefee e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base\" data-id=\"eebefee\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"eebefee\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"aab55d6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Dimanche 3&nbsp;mai 2026,<\/strong> de 10&nbsp;h \u00e0 17&nbsp;h, reconstitution historique et exposition \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la mairie annexe des Demoiselles, \u00e0 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00ab&nbsp;Ce patrimoine n\u2019\u00e9tait pas mis en valeur avant&nbsp;\u00bb&nbsp;: un camp d\u2019aviation am\u00e9ricain reconstitu\u00e9 \u00e0 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez Les 2 et 3&nbsp;mai 2026, 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