ARHinVA Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Folks - I will be visiting Ypres in a few weeks; am curious if there are any WW1 aviation-related things to see? Thanks Alan in Yorktown ps - with luck I'll see the Mademoiselle from Armentieres as well. Now its been like 140 years since she has been kissed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 The nearest RFC airfield I can find is Clairmarais aerodrome near St Omer which is in France. There were/are WWI airfields in Belgium but from what I can find they don't appear to have been used by RFC Sqn, but it's very possible they were. One airfield I visit regularly and have done for 30 yrs is Koksijde which is still operational albeit in the SAR role. It does have a few WW1 structures but I don't think any RFC history. There're quite a few airfields though Airfields some would have been WW1 and possibly German which might be of interest. I read somewhere that the Allied offensives of 1918 RFC occupied/used ex German airfields or set up temporary ones to support the ground offensive, I can't say with any certainly this is true but again could be an area for you to research if you've a mind too. Best of luck, please do let us know what you find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Not an airfield, but there's a memorial to Georges Guynemer in Poelkapelle, near where he went missing. I presume you'll be going to the Menin Gate; the war cemetery at Tyne Cote is also worth a visit, if only to get some idea of the utter waste of life that occurred in the Flanders battles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tramatoa Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 (edited) What you need is a copy of Mike O’Connor’s book from the Airfields and Airmen series specific to Ypres ( ISBN: 9780850527537). To be honest you wouldn’t regret buying the set, they are well written and informative guides to aviation activity in a specific area, exactly what you are looking for. Pip pip, Tramatoa Edited May 6, 2019 by Tramatoa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARHinVA Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 Thanks to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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