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Regulus · 8 June 2002, 07:48 PM

Gunnar,

This is most surprising. It would mean that the Noord Ede, which is not so big at all was used as a canal for the pontons which carried the planes.
I wonder if this was possible (many old stone bridges over it that I suspect to be older than 1914 !
I do know, and have pictures of this, that there was a railway from Koolkerke airfield/depot to the canal Brugge-Zeebrugge, and there was also a crane overthere near the canal to place the planes on pontons for transport (to Zeebrugge or to Oostende).
Could you check this out ?

BTW did you know that Pluschow wrote three books ?

Thanks and best from Regulus

8 June 2002, 07:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Regulus Forum Ace Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Jabbeke-Flanders, Home of the Marine Jagdgeschwader Posts: 2,657	Gunnar, This is most surprising. It would mean that the Noord Ede, which is not so big at all was used as a canal for the pontons which carried the planes. I wonder if this was possible (many old stone bridges over it that I suspect to be older than 1914 ! I do know, and have pictures of this, that there was a railway from Koolkerke airfield/depot to the canal Brugge-Zeebrugge, and there was also a crane overthere near the canal to place the planes on pontons for transport (to Zeebrugge or to Oostende). Could you check this out ? BTW did you know that Pluschow wrote three books ? Thanks and best from Regulus __________________ Researching the Marinekorps Flandern, the German bomberunits (WW I) and the KG200 (WW II) - http://germanairservice.blogeiland.nl/