The Eagles Over Europe Project

[Larry Hickey]

Rudi and Bertrand,

Thanx for your inputs. So it seems that this is a French-style hangar (unless the Germans also used the same type), so it was taken somewhere in France, but apparently not Alencon. Someone should recognize that setting with the very tall control tower.

This is important because it helps me date the profile of Liensberger's aircraft in the photo. The camouflage and markings of V.(Z)/LG1 Bf110s during the WC/FC was complicated and this will help sort that out.

[Laurent Rizzotti]

No idea where it could be, but maybe you can contact the people wirting the following website:
http://www.anciens-aerodromes.com/

Seems to me that you should have some replies there.

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

It might help to know where V.(Z)/LG1 was based during the spring-early summer of 1940, although this was not necessarily taken at one of the unit's main bases.

1) Mannehiem-Sandhofen AF, Germany (from 11.39 - 13.05.40
2) Wiesbaden AF, Germany (from 13.05.40 - 18.05.40
3) Neufchateau AF, Belgium? (from 18.05.40 - 19.05.40
4) Trier AF, Germany (from 19.05.40 - 20.05.40)
5) St Marie-Chevigny AF, Belgium (from 20.05.40 - 28.06.40)
6) Alencon AF, France (from 28.06.40 to 12.06.40 -- staging through Cherbourg)
7) Theville AF, France (from 14.07.40 - 21.07.40 -- staging through Rocuancourt)
Thereafter staging through Cherbourg, Rocuancort, and Lessay, France, until started flying from Ligescourt for the middle part of the Battle of Britain

This may help figure out where this is.

[ClinA-78]

I think no Nrs 3 & 5

ClinA-78

[RudiS]

ClinA-78,

Looking at the landscape at the distance I don't think that this is the Neufchateau (#3) or Libramont (#5) airfield.

Besides, I don't think there was that much infrastructure available at either of these airfields.

Regards,
Rudi.

[ClinA-78]

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

[jvmasset]

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

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

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

Larry Hickey
EoE Project Coordinator

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

For profiling purposes, I'm seeking a photo of the Bf110C-1 of Oblt Gordon Gallob, the Sta Kap of 3./ZG76 during the Polish Campaign period, or late 1939. He may well have been flying M8+AL, but I have no proof of that. Can anyone help? If no photos are known, is there any confirmation that the letter of his a/c as "A" at that time? He is believed to have shot down a Polish PWS-26 flown by Kpr. Mieczyslaw Rabinowicz on 05.09.39.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Peglar]

We can change - i seek one from Hubert Zimke..