It is indeed Gia Lam (Hanoi) Airport, taken during the
French Indochina War,1946-1954.
Gia Lam! Doh! How could a miss an airfield in my own back yard? I've driven past it and looked at it on Google Earth. I was amused to see that the Landing Tee is not aligned with any of the runways.
Re Aboukir - the Battle of the Nile (aka the Battle of Aboukir Bay)
Yes, a lot of history in this area. The Lighthouse and the Library in Alexandria, the Rosetta Stone in nearby Rashid and for something completely different, the movie "Ice Cold in Alex".
Sycamore has declared Open House.