Talk:Saint-Inglevert Airfield

Consistency of measurements

I've reverted the change of display of altitudes from ft/m to m/ft. Whilst MOS says that there should be consistency in the use of one form over the other, I believe that an occasional exception can be made here.

Being a French subject, the article naturally uses metric first, converted to imperial. I have no problem with that, but (and it's a big but) in most international aviation worldwide , altitudes are expressed in feet. This is the case for aircraft flying in France, so it is natural that theses measurements are expressed in imperial units, and converted to metric. Mjroots (talk) 05:06, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

OK, fair enough. I thought it was a case of having a source in imperial, but then being a French article, the units are flipped so metric is first. –Fredddie™ 15:15, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Was it ever 'RAF St Inglevert'?

" - an airfield was established near Saint-Inglevert by the Royal Flying Corps, later passing to the Royal Air Force on formation and thus becoming RAF Saint Inglevert.

And thus becoming RAF Saint Inglevert? I don't think that is quite how it happens. Particularly with temporary locations in foreign countries. I can believe that people will use RAF St Inglevert (& similar) as search terms, and as such a redirect is absolutely needed. But until I see a source confirming that the airfield was officially named using that format, I am going to suggest it was only ever St.Inglevert airfield. Or maybe Saint Inglevert aerodrome, as a nod to the French soil it stands on.

I'm leaving this edit for a few days just in case somebody can enlighten me.

WendlingCrusader (talk) 23:45, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

If the RAF were operating it, then technically it was "RAF Saint-Inglevert", if not officially. Will ask for input at WT:MILHIST. Mjroots (talk) 06:15, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Gifford's squadron history refers to it as St-Inglevert and it was also used by different detachments in 1939–1940. I suppose that it depends if the airfield was used in conjunction with French units or not. If it's the sole user I can see RAF St-Inglevert being used, but not otherwise. Another thing is that it was generally shortly after the RAF was formed, would they really have bothered with using that terminology for a temporary airfield in France? Somebody better versed than I in the RAF operations in France in 1918 might have a definitive answer, but I'm not inclined to bother.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 14:47, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

A week has passed, and having digested the replies, I am inclined to remove the idea that this airfield was ever formally known as RAF St.Inglevert. It does not appear in any search I have come across. The article is about a piece of land used by various agencies, including the RFC, and later by the RAF but only for a very short period.

I am reminded of a US airbase I have recently edited, where the active flying units moved on several decades ago. It is now a civilian airport, and USAF visitors pay landing charges just like any other traffic. There is still an airbase that carries the original name, but it is now a collection of buildings off-site. After landing your plane and parking it up, you literally have to walk through a gate in a fence to arrive at what is now the 'AirBase'. In the case of 'RAF St.Inglevert', if it ever existed, it could have been no more than a BFPO address taking mail to officers quarters in a nearby chateau. The aerodrome itself was always French soil, at best 'leased' to the RFC/RAF for a nominal rent. Until I hear differently.

WendlingCrusader (talk) 11:23, 21 October 2024 (UTC)