Re: RAF Blida North Africa ...
Sat Dec 14, 2024 1:27 am
Dan Jones wrote:You just have to wonder… what happened to all that stuff??
Mainly chucked into the Pacific, near to Nikumaroro Island.
Re: RAF Blida North Africa ...
Sat Dec 14, 2024 7:34 am
Dan Jones wrote:You just have to wonder… what happened to all that stuff??
La plupart ont intégré l'Armée de l'Air française. Tous les personnels sur les photographies sont français.
Re: RAF Blida North Africa ...
Sat Dec 14, 2024 5:06 pm
What a fantastic post, and an amazing collection of photos. Thanks Mark.
Really interesting to see female civilian workers there. I wonder, were they French? Algerians? British?
Really interesting to see female civilian workers there. I wonder, were they French? Algerians? British?
Re: RAF Blida North Africa ...
Sun Dec 15, 2024 11:02 am
Dave Homewood wrote:What a fantastic post, and an amazing collection of photos. Thanks Mark.
Really interesting to see female civilian workers there. I wonder, were they French? Algerians? British?
Blida is in Algeria, and Algeria was French at the time.
Re: RAF Blida North Africa ...
Sun Dec 15, 2024 11:53 am
Mark,
You are my favorite aviation journalist- GREAT THREAD!
You are my favorite aviation journalist- GREAT THREAD!
Re: RAF Blida North Africa ...
Mon Dec 16, 2024 2:33 pm
Forgotten Field wrote:Mark,
You are my favorite aviation journalist- GREAT THREAD!
To paraphrase The Joker in the 1989 Batman movie: "Where does he get these wonderful photos?"