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Here is a read only link to the Aerodrome Database - WhichAerodrome.xlsx. Up to date as of 1/5/2019. Catching up slowly - up to May 2019 now (Mar 2020).
Here are some "rules" for Which Aerodrome. These are based upon the original suggestions from the very first thread, and have a few additions. Also please be patient as when you are active others may be asleep.
 Thanks to Self Loading Bear for suggesting that we use a wiki. Which Aerodrome I Which Aerodrome II nvubu. 
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It's not Avord - bit too far south.
Here is a series of overheads taken December 12 1918.
click on the image for a larger version.
There are two aerodromes in this image.
edit to add: I think this is only the southern portion. The majority of the first photo is just off the top of this image.
Further edit: This is the southern aerodrome. Mostly gone by 1944 - Bits of it appear in the first image where it the interesting rail layout was noted.
Here is a series of overheads taken December 12 1918.
click on the image for a larger version.
There are two aerodromes in this image.
edit to add: I think this is only the southern portion. The majority of the first photo is just off the top of this image.
Further edit: This is the southern aerodrome. Mostly gone by 1944 - Bits of it appear in the first image where it the interesting rail layout was noted.
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Well done Jenkins, The first image is of Romorantin-Pruniers, the second is of the Romorantin-Gievres aerodromes.
To match the second, look at the rhombus of roads/rails made by the D976 north of Gievres and the rail that passes through the town.
The multitude of buildings were a balloon assembly plant - close-up of some of them.
Have you managed to sort out your technology?
To match the second, look at the rhombus of roads/rails made by the D976 north of Gievres and the rail that passes through the town.
The multitude of buildings were a balloon assembly plant - close-up of some of them.
Have you managed to sort out your technology?
nvubu:
I'm not for a second challenging you (I wouldn't dare, given your encyclopaedic knowledge and seemingly limitless supply of wonderful photos - btw more, please), but where did you get your information regarding the wartime use of Romorantin from?
According to the comprehensive Luftwaffe Airfields 1933-1945 site (http://www.ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf), the Luftwaffe used it as an aircraft park until 1941 and then again as a ground training base for Luftwaffe recruits 1943/1944. There are no operational units listed as being based there, whilst 1./JG 105 (an operational training unit) was there in 1943.
The site also lists the various Allied raids, culminating in the June 4th effort.
Cheers.
I'm not for a second challenging you (I wouldn't dare, given your encyclopaedic knowledge and seemingly limitless supply of wonderful photos - btw more, please), but where did you get your information regarding the wartime use of Romorantin from?
According to the comprehensive Luftwaffe Airfields 1933-1945 site (http://www.ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf), the Luftwaffe used it as an aircraft park until 1941 and then again as a ground training base for Luftwaffe recruits 1943/1944. There are no operational units listed as being based there, whilst 1./JG 105 (an operational training unit) was there in 1943.
The site also lists the various Allied raids, culminating in the June 4th effort.
Cheers.
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My knowledge only comes from the source documents I have access to. When I need further info I have to search for it, and in this case I used the wiki page for Romorantin - Pruniers Air Detachment which had the details of use in WWII.
I wasn't aware that document - I have it now so will keep it in mind in future. It is good to be challenged if it leads to more accuracy in the future.
I had the same image in two locations with attributions for both 4th and 6th June. As the sources are both contemporary, I thought it best to include both dates.
I only looked for Romorantin in my WWI sources after posting the first image and came across the wonderful images of the Romorantin Gievres complex and thought I just had to share them. I think I've got all the source images of the composite in large scale as well.
I wasn't aware that document - I have it now so will keep it in mind in future. It is good to be challenged if it leads to more accuracy in the future.
I had the same image in two locations with attributions for both 4th and 6th June. As the sources are both contemporary, I thought it best to include both dates.
I only looked for Romorantin in my WWI sources after posting the first image and came across the wonderful images of the Romorantin Gievres complex and thought I just had to share them. I think I've got all the source images of the composite in large scale as well.
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That's Ouston all right - the fenced-in square on the NW runways is an overnight storage area for Trident warheads traveling (by truck luckily) from the Clyde to AWE Burghfield near Reading for maintenance and vv.
