st pol airfield

ludwig113 · 9 April 2009, 04:23 AM

hi all,

does anyone have any pictures or info on the st pol airfield in france?
i'm over that way sometimes and would like to check it out.

cheers paul

CNOCK · 19 April 2009, 02:59 AM

Hi,

St Pol airfiekd, top of pick

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Regards,

Cnock

ludwig113 · 19 April 2009, 03:23 AM

awsome,thanks for the pic,i've found out a little more info since my original post.
i originally thought that the st pol airfield was near the town of st pol/bethune but the full name for the airfield was st pol sur mer.

"An airfield was built in 1913 near the sea in Saint-Pol. British and French flight squadrons were stationed there during the First World War. The city was bombed several times in 1915-1918"

paul

CNOCK · 19 April 2009, 03:56 AM

Hi Paul,

yes it is near Dunkirk.
Here Guynemer took of for his last flight

Regards,

Cnock

Roser · 30 April 2009, 04:39 AM

Hi Knock
What year that picture was taken?
Thanks
Roser

CNOCK · 30 April 2009, 09:23 AM

Hello Roser,

I have no idea, probably 1916-1918

Regards,
Cnock

ludwig113 · 16 June 2009, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CNOCK

Hello Roser,

I have no idea, probably 1916-1918

Regards,
Cnock

hi,i came across a little more info on the st pol airfield in connection with an aircraft at the RAF museam at hendon.

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/c...up%20N5182.pdf

it might be of interest to someone...

Dan_San_Abbott · 17 June 2009, 08:11 PM

Cnock:
If I am not mistaken, that is Dunquerke harbor. My wife and I were there in 1972. In fact there was a destroyer that was sunk in 1940 during the evacution of theBritish Army, just off the harbor, the masts were sticking out of the water there wer marker buoys near for shipping. I can see the locks to the inner harbor.
Blue skies,
Dan-San

Dan_San_Abbott · 17 June 2009, 08:21 PM

Cnock:
Guynemer had engine trouble and he landed at les Moeres Airfield and worked on his SPAD XIII, famous photo was taken.

Willy Coppens told me in 1972, that while Guynemer worked on the engine he talked to Guynemer. He made a point of telling me that he was the last to speak to Guynemer. Willy admired him greatly. It was Willy who pushed to have the memorial statue erected in the town square at Poecappelle. Willy wrote the inscription on the statue.
Blue skies,
Dan-San