LILLE-LESQUIN, d'hier à aujourd'hui.

Reserve Flughaffen Lesquin "in 1917," Seclin Enchemont Aerodrome "in 1937," Lille Air Base "in 1938," Lille-Seclin Airfield "in 1939," Flugplatz Vendeville "from 1940 to 1944," Airfield B-51 "in 1944-45 ... The Lille-Lesquin airfield has known many names and avatars before becoming the international airport we know today.

In this book, a century of thrilling history (1913-2013) is traced over the pages that report a historical epic transformed into a business challenge and a real economic challenge for Nord-Pas-de-Calais. A book of synthesis that exploits archival documents, for some unpublished, and brings back numerous testimonies of time that enrich hundreds of illustrations. A fascinating story about an airfield whose tarmac will be trodden after the military, by millions of users and famous personalities ...