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Madam DE LANDSHEER & Stanislaw SZYGOSKI
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Photo was taken July 19, 1944 by a Spitfire MK XI of the 14th Squadron of the 7th PRG.
t was Lt John S Blyth and altitude was approximately 30,000ft.Tere is a link to a trailer about the pilot.
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|  | | Lt John S Blyth 22nd Squadron 7th Photo Group |
|  | Left lower Bottom to top right corner is ± Northerly heading.
The airfield is squeezed between E40 (East-West Highway Brussels - Ostend)
Main road Gent - Kortrijk, Ringvaart canal and railway Ghent - Kortrijk.,
Two grass runways 05 - 23 & 03 - 21 |
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Remark the original location of the air terminal at the extreme south side of the field |
|  | This picture was taken at the original airport terminal location
Hangars in the back are the later GABCO building
From left to right;
Freddy Van Geluwe (sitting) Kid, probably Guy Gildemyn ??, (?) Staand, Marc HERRY (standing)
Other persons unknown, can anybody help? |
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Picture courtesy Laurent Claeys. |
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|  | | View on terrace restaurant/Bar "DERBY from the terminal. |
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"De Schepper" (deputy Airport commander) with Remy Van Brussel. |
|  | | Kommandat KINTS |
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|  | Picture courtesy Laurent Claeys.
21/01/2012 received following information from Raymand De Clercq;
De rechtse persoon heet- Jules Vlerick- en woonde in Eke en deed dienst als commandant.
De linkse persoon was overgeplaatst van Oostende naar SDW en woonde in St. Denijs-Westrem, zijn naam ben ik vergeten.
24/01/2015 Received following information from Geert KINT
Die linkse persoon was Marcel Bogaert. Hij begon zijn loopbaan als verkeersleider in SDW en werd daarna overgeplaatst naar Oostende. Daar werd hij chef-controle op de nadering "den approche" zoals hij mij vertelde. Helaas, op 9 mei 1972 is hij in Oostende plots overleden op 45jarige leeftijd, na zijn dagtaak. Ik was toen 11 jaar en was mijn grote vriend kwijt.
Marcel woonde in Merelbeke.
Geert KINT
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|  | | Approach on RWY 03 |
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|  | | New terminal partly visible behind shabby and neglected old terminal. |
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