Informations request

Spitfire220 · 30 March 2007, 09:55 AM

Hi,

My name is Philippe Herchuel and i'm kindly searching history informations of the Chièvres Airbase for the Museum created by retired member of the 8th group unit of belgian airforces.

Sorry for my english, but there's 20 years then I've not practised

For our museum, we are looking for all documents, papers, photo's, objects, materials and stories about Chièvres airbase.

This airbase was built by Germans in 1940, used by Italians still 1942 and after by the germans with the III/Jg26.

Here are the links of our museum of the chièvres airbase:
Museum

Other site

We need all about the period of 1940 to 1945.

Also, I know that's more difficult, we are looking about all things we can find for the period of 1914 - 1918 when the germans came for the first time at Chièvres air base...

I found lot's of informations on your greatful site, but if you have more, I'll be interested.
It's very important for us to keep the memory of this military airbase.

If you have something for us, or if you know someone who was there during this period, and then can help us with its archives, we need your help.

Thanks a lot for all.

And good job for your site, it's like an encyclopedia.

Spitfire220

Doc · 31 March 2007, 12:12 AM

Spitfire, good morning. I have visited your museum in Chievres, and it is very well done. My congratulations. Unfortunately, I do not have any documents or photos I can provide. However, have you talked to the Public Affairs Office at Daumerie Kaserne in Chievres? They may be able to help. I suspect that the US Air Force Museum at Dayton Ohio or the USAF Historical Center at Maxwell AFB might be able to assist you. Good luck. Doc

Spitfire220 · 31 March 2007, 10:43 AM

Doc,

Thanks for your response and your congratulations then I report to the organizers of the museum.

One of our members work with the public relationship service at caserne Daumerie and all was exploited with them.
I'll try to contact the other source you gave to me, and I'll see what they could do for us.

I always hope that a veteran who served at this period or if a member of the family of an older veteran (for the WWI periods) could help me with its personnal archives, but it's very difficult... But hope makes life...

History is an eternal research...

Thanks for all.

Spitfire220

StephenLawson · 20 April 2007, 01:40 AM

Spitfire220; Check over on the Models title here. There are several good fellows I call the "Belgian contingency" that may be able to help you. Highly knowlegable fellows.

edmondthieffry · 20 April 2007, 06:36 AM

Hello Spitfire220,

Have you contacted the BAHA ? Particularly, Y. Duelz or one of our forum's member D. Brackx. They may be able to help you. If you can't, let me know and I'll contact Y. Duelz for you.

Greetings

Edmond

Spitfire220 · 20 April 2007, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StephenLawson

Spitfire220; Check over on the Models title here. There are several good fellows I call the "Belgian contingency" that may be able to help you. Highly knowlegable fellows.

Thanks for your answer StephenLawson, I've looked your site "WWI-N-Plastic.com" And I need to be registred to have some informations or buy the Cd's seen on "Documents" section?

Give me more informations please...

Quote:

Originally Posted by edmondthieffry

Hello Spitfire220,

Have you contacted the BAHA ? Particularly, Y. Duelz or one of our forum's member D. Brackx. They may be able to help you. If you can't, let me know and I'll contact Y. Duelz for you.

Greetings

Edmond

"version française"
Bonjour edmondthieffry, en français se sera pour moi plus facile...

Alors, non je n'ai pas contacté le BAHA, qu'est-ce donc? Y a t'il un site internet ou forum ou je pourrais poster? Sinon la proposition de transfert de ma requète concernant l'obtention d'archives tels que photos, documents, lettres,... illustrant le passage de quelques Jasta sur le site de Chièvres en 1917-1918. Je recherche également tout type d'archives sur la construction et l'occupation de la base de chièvres par les allemands et les italiens entre 1940 et 1944.
Merci pour tout.

"English version"
Hello edmondthieffry, in french it shall be more easy for me...

No, I'haven't contact the BAHA, What is it? Have they an internet website, or a forum where I could post my answer? If no, I'll be happy to be relayed by you to these persons and try to obtain informations, archives, photos, letters, documents that subjecting the Jasta passage on Chièvres during 1917-1918.
I'm also lokking for informations, photos, documents, papers about the construction of the airfield and its occupation by germans and italians forces between 1940 and 1944.

Like I said into my first post, sorry for my unperfect english...

Thanks for all

Spitfire220

StephenLawson · 22 April 2007, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edmondthieffry

Hello Spitfire220,

Have you contacted the BAHA ? Particularly, Y. Duelz or one of our forum's member D. Brackx. They may be able to help you. If you can't, let me know and I'll contact Y. Duelz for you.

Greetings

Edmond

Here is one of them now!

edmondthieffry · 22 April 2007, 05:55 AM

Hello Spitfire,

I missed to add the link.

You can contact them via their website at : http://www.baha.be/ On this you can suscribe to their forum. Personnally, actually I'm not a regular member even if I've many contacts with them.

Regards

Edmond

Spitfire220 · 22 April 2007, 07:17 AM

Thanks for the link, I contact them...