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Offline Mike Norris

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French archive site
« on: February 15, 2023, 12:53:14 AM »
Hi all,
Interesting site with WW1 aviation films including personnel and airfields.
Go through the various pages to find stuff,

Mike

https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/un-champ-d-aviation.html?fbclid=IwAR3Zj1CQsHMMvSn4VZ4TF-OF7oCmkqBsmlJHWYdh9_XFkmOXXbzItxnp7YY


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Offline Borsos

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Re: French archive site
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2023, 04:22:49 AM »
These movies are breathtaking, Thanks for sharing this information, Mike!
Andreas
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Offline guitarfool

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Re: French archive site
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2023, 01:10:00 PM »
Wow - for someone interested in French A/C (like me) this is a gold mine! Thanks!

Offline Big Sky Modeler

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Re: French archive site
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2023, 02:54:32 AM »
Not sure if someone has already mentioned this site.  It is a French site listing all the escadrilles with detailed information and pictures on many of them.

http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/page_escadrilles_1_a_500.htm

Offline PJ Fisher

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Re: French archive site
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2023, 05:30:18 AM »
Hi all,
Interesting site with WW1 aviation films including personnel and airfields.
Go through the various pages to find stuff,

Mike

https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/un-champ-d-aviation.html?fbclid=IwAR3Zj1CQsHMMvSn4VZ4TF-OF7oCmkqBsmlJHWYdh9_XFkmOXXbzItxnp7YY


Skip to the 7min. mark on the vid in the link and it appears that the French are operating in 1/72 scale:

« Last Edit: February 22, 2023, 05:44:10 AM by PJ Fisher »

Offline WD

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Re: French archive site
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2023, 02:16:15 AM »
I saww that PJ, and my first thought was: can I recreate this as a diorama in 1/72nd?  :)

Warren