Forgotten airfields europe

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Limoges Mas de l'Age airfield (french: aérodrome de Limoges Mas de l'Age) was an airfield 340 kilometer south of Paris.

The airfield was established during the 1920s. The army lent space on a military airfield near the city of Couseix for the first careful steps in aviation northeast of the city of Limoges.

However, in 1931 the airfield was already declared "prohibited until further notice" due to inadequate dimensions and its excessive slope.

First steps to real aviation at Limoges Mas de l'Age were taken around 1925 (Conservatoire Aéronautique du Limousin)

Enthousiasts pose with a glider at Mas de l'Age airfield in 1930 (Conservatoire Aéronautique du Limousin)

1932, A plane inside the hangar with an original callsign in Mas de l'Age airfield (Conservatoire Aéronautique du Limousin)

Today, only the old hangar is still present. The land was sold by the army to the city of Couseix for the sum of 1 euro. Fortunately, the mayor of the city has decided to keep the hangar on site to establish an aviation museum. The Limousin Aerospace Conservator (Conservatoire Aéronautique du Limousin) is working to keep the memory of local aviation alive in the hangar.

The hangar on the military side in 1932 (Conservatoire Aéronautique du Limousin)

The location of the former airfield in 2012. The red lines show the limits of the military area. The yellow circle shows the position of the old hangar.

2013, a visit to the hangar.

(Research by Olivier with assistance of Alain Fradet)