The Eagles Over Europe Project

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

One last question, the "Avions Hors Seies" photo is captioned "Velizy-Villacoublay." I presume this means that this was photographed on Velizy Airfield, Villacoublay, France and that there was more than one airfield there. Is that correct? Or was Velizy just the name used for the only airfield at Villacoublay?

[ouidjat]

Hi Larry,

Not much time left to put me in ...
But Dumollard's book was in my mind as obvious and first source ... though being in China ... far to be reachable
...
As for "Vélizy-Villacoublay"; It's actual name though I don't know if it was in use during the 40s - I'm quite sure it wasn't.
But maybe a clue to differenciate Villacoublay and Villacoublay-Nord in use at that time. (Like Buc, Toussus and so on in this "crowded" area)

Note that "Le Musée de l'Air" had its "reserves" down there during years, I'll be surprised if you don't find answers with them.

Regards, Franck.

[Alfred.MONZAT]

Villacoublay-Nord and Villacoublay-Sud were name introduced and used only by the Germans. Both are part of Base Aérienne 102 "René DORME" which is Vélizy-Villacoublay (all airfield in France, even recent ones, have two names like that, so if you see a Sud or a Nord it's a pure german name)

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

So would the correct designation in English be "Vélizy-Villacoublay Airfield, France," or "Vélizy Airfield, Villacoublay, France?"

[udf_00]

BA 107 Villacoublay (CEMA) (Centre d'Essais du Matériel Aérien)