Which Aerodrome Mk II
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That's truly amazing... how on earth can anyone put a name to such an obscure (and closed) aerodrome? I'd be delighted to know where you find such information as this.
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If you Google Chateauroux Deols Air Base and look at Wikipedia, there is all the information.
Then have a look at Google Earth. There is a splendid view of the Airfield. I think there is even an IL 76 on the ramp.
Tack.
If you Google Chateauroux Deols Air Base and look at Wikipedia, there is all the information.
Then have a look at Google Earth. There is a splendid view of the Airfield. I think there is even an IL 76 on the ramp.
Tack.
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Tack,
Yeah, I understand where to find the information; however, I'm intrigued as to how anyone can come up with a correct answer from such an old photograph; especially since the old aerodrome isn't marked as such on Google Earth. Nor is it entirely obvious (from Google Earth) that this once was, indeed, an aerodrome?
Congrats to Evansb... how do you do that? By stealth I imagine!
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Yeah, I understand where to find the information; however, I'm intrigued as to how anyone can come up with a correct answer from such an old photograph; especially since the old aerodrome isn't marked as such on Google Earth. Nor is it entirely obvious (from Google Earth) that this once was, indeed, an aerodrome?
Congrats to Evansb... how do you do that? By stealth I imagine!
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The '1951' clue was most helpful, given the quonset huts and tents are of U.S. design. The USAFE began a huge buildup of advance bases in occupied Europe in 1951. Here is the next mystery aerodrome:
