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.
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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 |
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RAF Shawbury circa 1945
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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.
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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........
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Might be France now, but wasn't then, so not a Scot.
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Alsace - Lorraine?
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That's the right region
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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
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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. |
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Mount Pleasant?
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