Which Aerodrome?
Brilliant! MOIRA has it. Haren, Brussels it is - circa 1919. I suspect it's rather more the site of the present Eurocontrol HQ than Brussels Airport,though. The picture I posted was probably taken from the roof of the Zeppelin hangar : Moira's picture seems to be from a lower level.Over to you
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Not quite so brilliant if you know that all this time I was searching the web while having two 1921 pictures of the same airport hanging right above my desk! 
Though I must add that they are showing a completely different part of the site. 
Anyway ...
Open house!
Though I must add that they are showing a completely different part of the site. Anyway ...Open house!
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Well it's not the USofA.
Europe would be a better guess
I must say I'm very surprised with the lack of interest in this one. Maybe another pic would help?
Europe would be a better guess
I must say I'm very surprised with the lack of interest in this one. Maybe another pic would help?
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It is technically all the same place, but the second pic is of the hangars on the side of the peninsula as far as I can work out from other pics 
Edit- the 2 hangars in the first pic are still there. As to the timescale between the 2 pics, I've got no idea...but construction started in 1933 apparently.
Edit- the 2 hangars in the first pic are still there. As to the timescale between the 2 pics, I've got no idea...but construction started in 1933 apparently.
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I took the photos from the official website of this airfield, so don't blame me if the pics don't match up
But as far as I can work out from other pics on the site and from Google Earth, the 2nd pic is to the east of the first. The area is/was not only a seaplane base, but later became a training base for a certain type of soldier. The airfield there now is land based and covers a fair area along the coast...
But as far as I can work out from other pics on the site and from Google Earth, the 2nd pic is to the east of the first. The area is/was not only a seaplane base, but later became a training base for a certain type of soldier. The airfield there now is land based and covers a fair area along the coast...
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What was the answer to question 2584 ??
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...83572&page=130
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...83572&page=130