Snapper41 Posted 30 June , 2020 Share Posted 30 June , 2020 (edited) Hello all Are there any particular airfield sites to visit in France? I know about St Omer, but am wondering if there are any other locations, particularly with memorials or plaques? thanks Snapper Edited 30 June , 2020 by Snapper41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grid Posted 1 July , 2020 Share Posted 1 July , 2020 (edited) Have a look at Mike O'Connor's series on Airfields and Airmen published by Pen and Sword. I visited a number of airfield sites in 2019 for a recent project. Of course most of these are simply farms today. Of the memorials you could visit the Arras Flying Services Memorial as a starting point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arras_Flying_Services_Memorial Best, Adam Edited 1 July , 2020 by Grid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 1 July , 2020 Share Posted 1 July , 2020 (edited) There's some panels in and around Cappy, where Manfred von Richthofen was stationed when he was killed. And I am working with some local enthousiasts at Markebeke airfield (where MvR was stationed in 1917) to have some panels placed in the foreseeable future and some bunker remains cleaned up. The airfield of Bisseghem (1916-1918) was in the 1920s changed into Wevelgem airfield and remains in use until today. There's a small museum at the airfield about its history (in a German WW2 bunker). Jan Edited 1 July , 2020 by AOK4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Bentley Posted 1 July , 2020 Share Posted 1 July , 2020 Cross & Cockade Spring 2020 Vol51/1 has a map of flying sites in France Belgium &Germany 1914 - 1920. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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