Dijon-Longvic air base 102, a symbol told in an exhibition
L’old military air base Dijon BA 102 is told in a new museum ! This Wednesday, January 12 marks the start of an exhibition located in a building right next to the tarmac, at the end of Dijon-Bourgogne airport, in front of the police school. A tribute made possible by the work of the 200 members of the association of Alumni and Friends of the BA 102.
The military base counted for a long time: this is where landed and flew military planes between 1914 and 2016. Since the place was known to the young public, which was to take place a day of civic service in recent years.
A museum that concerns everyone
Today, there are models of devices, old as well as recent. Also on the program, period photos and magazines, for a total of documents in total. Three years of work have allowed a new start in a museum created from scratch, after the experiences of two first museums in the past, the second having closed in 2015 after the Heritage Days.
The goal for the volunteers is to get out of the old base of oblivion. The museum is divided into three rooms, classified by eras: World War I, World War II, and the rest of the 20th century-early 21st century, from 1945 to 2016 and the closure of the air base.
According to Nicolas Huguet, organizer of the museum and founding president of the Association des Anciens et Amis de la BA 102, the history of the air base can target everyone.
On site, we find in particular a portrait and documents on the history with the image of Georges guynemer, one of the most famous French war pilots of the First World War. A young aviator passed on the Dijon tarmac during the conflict, recognized by his 53 approved victories against the opponent, before falling in action at only 22 years old. Dijon-Longvic air base 102 was even named “Captain Guynemer” in memory of the missing pilot.
The museum also covers the history of “the Storks squadron”, the famous aeronautical unit of the French army, or on the history of the company Dassault Aviation, which tested its new devices at the Dijon-Longvic air base. The museum also looks back on the adventures of “Tanguy and Laverdure” in the tv series “Knights of Heaven”, filmed for the 1st season in 1966 on air base 102.
To come, meet every Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 1375 rue de l’Aviation in Ouges. 2 euros entry per adult, free entry for children under 10 …