Jenkins strikes again, Maison Blanche in Algeria it is.


Well done. Over to you.

Here's one to keep us going until Jenkins gets his technology together.
https://84ykbg.bl3301.livefilestore....&cropmode=none

Larger resolution by clicking the picture.

Is that an airship mooring mast centre left ?

Good spot - I don't know, but it looks like it could be.

Very interesting unequal-span biplanes but I can't ID them.

Terrain looks like France.

France it is

I like a challenge, but those sesquiplanes have me beat. I'd have said Nieuports, but they don't appear to have any wing rake at all.

There is still an airfield at this location, but not quite in the same position. The odd shaped wood in the photo matches what is there currently.

Dave, I think they are the Caudron G.3, so presumably an Allied aerodrome.

Yes to Allied and Caudron G.3 were used here.

Chardon Lorrain?
(Now Aérodrome de Chambley)

It's not Chardon Lorrain / Chambley-Bussières


According to Bing Maps it's about a 5 hour drive from there.

Oh dear, I was looking at one of those only a few weeks ago (at Hendon). :\

Dave,
If it's any consolation, I was thinking "I know that biplane", but I couldn't place it. I also now know the difference between a "sesquiplane" and an "unequal span biplane" ;)

I'll post an interesting link when I find it again!

Approximately 5 hours by road from Chardon Lorrain; apparently flat countryside with fields; potentially an airship mast.

Are we coastal in an arc from Le Havre, northwards?

South of Le Havre

Very lonnngggg shot......Poitiers-Biard?:p

Dijon, France ?

It's north of Poitiers-Biard and not too far east (within 50 miles) of a line drawn between Poitiers-Biard and Le Havre.


edit to add: And Dijon is way too far east.

I've already inspected the woods near Tours and didn't think I could see the funny shaped one....I've looked again and think there's a match(ish), so Tours?

Sesquiplane link
 

I've just got home and found the link:

http://www.ww1aero.org.au/pdfs/Sample%20Journal%20Articles/Sesquiplanes[1]1972-73.pdf

Not Tours, but getting closer. The wood isn't an exact match as some of it has gone, but the remnant is there. The image is looking almost due west.

RAF Camp de Poulines
(OH if correct)

Well done DIBO!

The image is labelled "Vendome 1"

I had located Camp des Poulines in a more northern location from the one you have pointed out - and it didn't match the image at all, so had discounted this aerodrome as Vendome 1. However the road layout and field boundaries above map onto todays image, so I reckon you have it spot on.

Bloody good detective work from my crappy misleading directions with the wood still existing :ok::ok::ok::ok:

I had located the "wood" at the Aerodrome de Blois Breuil, and had jumped to the conclusion that this was Vendome 1.


OPEN HOUSE

Great challenge, Mr. Hippo ;)

Next:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pskj8wc7nb.jpg

RAF Shawbury circa 1945

I knew it would be easy. A lot more buildings than when I knew it in the 60s, back in the days when it was relatively quiet, before it was infested with helicopters. ;)

Shackman has control.

Unfortunately not close to stock of pictures/photos, so have to declare Open House.

Something for the weekend - all images are clickable.

For this aerodrome I know exactly where this one is as the road layout is the same now as it was 100 years ago. :ok:

North is in the direction of the white lines at the top of the image.
https://qdphow.bl3301.livefilestore....&cropmode=none

These were here - nothing remains though. I'm not sure how much help, if any, they are with the search, but I thought you may be interested to see them as they are all taken at this aerodrome.
https://kqfesq.bl3301.livefilestore....&cropmode=none

https://lhbruw.bl3301.livefilestore....&cropmode=none

https://xpqs9g.bl3301.livefilestore....&cropmode=none

https://9oycdg.bl3301.livefilestore....&cropmode=none

N France from the field layout and the line of trees aloing the road E of the hamlet

Cheerful geezer in last pic = Scotsman who has lost a shilling?

Please tell us what you know about the tower/ are the two lower shacks, call you home lights? or........

Might be France now, but wasn't then, so not a Scot.

Alsace - Lorraine?

That's the right region

the railway bends to the NE coming from the south - almost all local railways seem to bend the other wayto the NW on modern maps

The railways is still there.

Am just off to Lincoln - 3 hours away, so will be off-line for a while.

I think the village is Puxieux, a few km's west of Metz but i've no idea if the airfield took the same name.

OH if correct.

Well done Flap40, and yes it took the name of the village according to the documents I have.


Open House.

If you're lucky you'll never go here


http://www.pprune.org/members/326184...580-150919.jpg

Mount Pleasant?