Re: Seeking confirmation that photo was taken at Alencon AF, France, summer, 1940
 

Hello Rudy,

Sorry if I have made a misunderstanding, this is obviously NOT Neufchateau NOR Libramont.
By pure coincidence, I have been in Libramont a/f (+/- 1km W of Sainte-Marie-Chevigny; 5 km E of Libramont) recently and made some interesting findings there... If interested, I may open a new thread... There was also another a/f in Libramont area, near Bras, +/- 7 km N of Libramont).

Best regards

ClinA-78

Re: Seeking ID of large industrial complex being overflown by Bf110C of St V.(Z)/LG1 Gr Kdr circa spring 1940
 

A water-tower of this style still exists in Oberhausen. Ans Oberhausen is not far from Düsseldorf airfield, another occupant of LG 1 those days.

But my favourite guess would be the final phase of a southeast landing approach to Mannheim-Sandhofen, looking left to the Rheingönheim factory or the Oppau BASF-chemical plant.

Good luck !

Horst Weber

Re: Seeking ID of large industrial complex being overflown by Bf110C of St V.(Z)/LG1 Gr Kdr circa spring 1940
 

Another possible candidate:

http://www.leuna-harze.de/unternehmen/meilensteine/


The relationship between I.G. Farben and BASF is unclear to me. So who owned the Leuna Werke? Another factor that should not be lost is the possibility of expansion as the war drew closer.



Ed

Re: Seeking confirmation that photo was taken at Alencon AF, France, summer, 1940
 

Hello all!

This is most certainly the northern hangar sector of Villacoublay, west of Paris...Besides at that time Alençon had only one solitary and rather small hangar.

S!

JVM

Re: Seeking confirmation that photo was taken at Alencon AF, France, summer, 1940
 

Hello,

Does anyone have any photos that would match this to Villacoublay?

Larry Hickey
EoE Project Coordinator

Trying to verify Villacoublay as French Airfield where this photo was taken
 

Hello,

An earlier post indicated that this photo of the Gr Kdr's a/c with Stab V.(Z)/LG1 might have been taken at Alencon AF, France. However, it has now been claimed that this was at Villacoublay, near Paris. Does anyone have photos from circa June-August, 1940, that would verify this location as Villacoublay?

http://ihra.smugmug.com/photos/i-bxk...-bxkFZQv-L.jpg

Any help resolving this would be appreciated.

Re: Trying to verify Villacoublay as French Airfield where this photo was taken
 

I believe I have a number of photos but the hangars are much bigger. Fuselage cross might indicate the photo was taken earlier than early Summer 1940?

Re: Trying to verify Villacoublay as French Airfield where this photo was taken
 

I think it is, go to

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65...amaged-hangars

Regards

Martin

Re: Trying to verify Villacoublay as French Airfield where this photo was taken
 

Chris,

Most likely time for this to have been taken is right after end of the FC, circa 06.40.

Martin: this referenced film clip looks like a serious possibility, even though it was taken around five years after my photo was taken. I hope we can find a photo of this taken nearer to the time of my photo to confirm the match up. Definitely looks promising though. However, I would have expected lots of wrecked or abandoned French aircraft at Villacoublay if this was taken in June or July, 1940. Also, the absence of any bomb damage to the AF buildings also bothers me. My photo cannot have been taken later than September, 1940, because the assigned pilot, Horst Liensberger, was shot down and KIA on 27.09.40, although apparently not in this aircraft.

Regards,

Re: Trying to verify Villacoublay as French Airfield where this photo was taken
 

The photos I have show quite a bit of bomb damage hence my caution