Which Aerodrome?

[Dan Winterland]

Is it Sywell?

[Flap40]

It's not Sywell.

[Flap40]

An extra pic for you

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj36/jodel_bucket/quiz5282.jpg

The block of trees at top left can still be found on Google earth etc although the roundabout is now a T junction.

[Upyer RRR]

How about the original Wolverhampton airport at Pendeford?

[chevvron]

Halfpenny Green and Pendeford are totally different, Pendeford was near Wolverhampton Race Course.

[Upyer RRR]

I have been visiting Halfpenny Green for over 35 years, but do not recall the terminal building shown in the first photograph. Can someone jog the memory of an old man?

[Flap40]

It is Pendeford. The position of the roundabout is at 52 37' 46.2"N 2 9' 4.1"W

A couple of hundred metres to the west is a road called Balliol road.

[Upyer RRR]

Does that mean I have to post the next one?

[Russell Gulch]

Indeed it does !

[chevvron]

Balliol Road because of course it was Boulton and Paul's airfield.

[Upyer RRR]

I do have a photo to post, but it may be an hour or more before it appears, so hang loose chappies!

[The SSK]

The DC3 in the photo was probably this one:
http://www.madeinbirmingham.org/photos/0246.jpg

[Upyer RRR]

I think this aerodrome has featured previously, but this photo dates from 1972, and hopefully the moderators will allow it. However, I don't think it will last long anyway!


http://www.pauldobie.co.uk/aeroholt/images/somewhere_1972.jpg

[Soddit]

Blackpool ( Squire's Gate) - EGNH

[Upyer RRR]

I knew it wouldn't last long! Spot on, old boy! You have control!:ok:

[Soddit]

Many thanks. Here is the next challenge. The site would, at different times, have been familiar to Sir Francis Younghusband and Enver Bey.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg307/Soddit_photos/apt2jpg.jpg

[sabredog]

Dushanbe or Kazan,Tajikistan?

[Soddit]

Good progress gentlemen. Jenkins, it is indeed in the heart of Great Game Country but not, I regret to have to tell you SABREDOG, either Dushanbe or Kazan.Much earlier, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane visited. The tangible legacy of one of these visitors still survives.

[The SSK]

Samarkand ?

[Soddit]

Not Samarkand but you are within 300 miles. The tangible legacy of Tamerlane in a previous clue shares some features with the Registan in Samarkand but on a much smaller scale. The position from which the photo was taken is visible at high resolution on Google Earth.

[The SSK]

Tashkent then?

[sabredog]

Herat or Ghaznii Airport ?

[Soddit]

Sorry Gentlemen but neither of those options, I am afraid. The Runway in question is orientated 06/24, is 1650 metres long and 42 metres wide. The NDB
( which is out of view behind the control tower) had the identifier 'TS' on frequency 415 kHz.

Finally we are in the territory of the Great Horde.

[The SSK]

Turkmenabad, then?

[Flap40]

It seems to be just to the east of Turkestan and to the south east of Chubanak at 43 19' 09.59"N 68 23' 45.29"E

No clue as to what it is called though!

[Soddit]

Flap 40 has it. It is, in fact, Turkistan Airport.A short word of explanation.Dating from the era when Kazakhstan was part of Soviet Central Asia it enjoyed services to Shymkent,Tashkent and Kyzylorda. There are plans to restore and extend the present site since Turkistan is the location of what is arguably Kazakhstan's most historic site - the Mausoleum of Kozha Akhmed Yasaui,a Turkic Moslem figure of considerable importance.The Mausoleum - which was built by Tamerlane in the 14th Century - has been restored with Turkish funding and the Turkistan University has a sizeable Turkish contingent.The mosaic detail of the Mausoleum is similar to that of the Registan, Samarkand.What complicates things is that the TPC F 6 - D Chart of 31 March 1992 ( which I believe to be the latest available) correctly locates the NDB . However the actual position of the airfield is displaced by around 10nM. Surprisingly, Google Earth has adopted the incorrect TPC position for its airfield marker.Fortunately the photo position ( N43 18.56 42 E68 24.06 86) shows up well on Google Earth before the definition is reduced around one third down the runway.

History lesson over.Hat,Coat etc.

Flap 40... the baton is passed to you!

[Flap40]

Thanks very much. It was an enlightening search - much history learnt!.

On this occaision, Open House.

[LFT]

Oh all right then -

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/DJ17DJ/Picture054.jpg

[LFT]

Are clues required ? :E

[evansb]

Is this a test facility in eastern Europe perhaps?

[LFT]

It was a test facility, but not Europe.

[LFT]

...and aircraft assembly.

[con-pilot]

Is it in Florida?

[LFT]

Wrong State, right country..

[Cubs2jets]

The former Grumman facility on Long Island, NY. Former home of TWA 800, A6 and F-14 production. Now known as Calverton Executive Airpark (3C8).

C2j

[LFT]

Well done Cubs2jets ! Pretty historic IMO, home of the Grumman Tomcat !

:ok:

[Cubs2jets]

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj200/Cubs2jets/Airport3A.jpg?t=1202518381

[India Four Two]

Sembawang, Singapore. Formerly HMS Simbang.

[Cubs2jets]

India Four Two is correct! Over to you.

C2j

[India Four Two]

C2J, Thanks. It was the mangroves and what looked like HDB flats that allowed me to zoom in on the right place. What were you flying when you took the picture?

Here's one with water, but definitely no mangroves:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/india42/floats.jpg

[Cubs2jets]

India Four Two,

Citation VII. Flew s/n 7001 out of Seletar for 3 1/2 years and s/n 7073 out of Jakarta for another 6 months.

C2j

[Russell Gulch]

My word, where's the aerodrome? Or is this a waterdrome? :)

[evansb]

No doubt a waterdrome. I am thinking it is located in the nordic countries, perhaps?

[Cubs2jets]

Could be Scotland - isn't that Nessie in the water at the bottom of the pic?? :eek: :}

C2j

[India Four Two]

OK. Answers to your questions.

Bri, it's in the north, but not a Nordic country, although I know they do nordic skiing.

Russell, it's technically a "water aerodrome", so it qualifies for this thread :)


c2j, it's not Nessie, but there are legends of water monsters all over the world, so maybe it's her relative?

A clue. Here is a pair of recent METARS:

Minimum temperature for the day:
METAR ---- 291600Z 11003KT 5SM MIFG SKC M43/M45 A3007 RMK SLP249

Maximum temperature for the day:
METAR ---- 292300Z 07004KT 15SM SKC M29/M36 A3002 RMK SLP227
and a temperature graph:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/india42/temps.jpg

My son, who lives here, tells me that even the locals who like winter, were complaining that it was "a bit cold".

[evansb]

The waterdrome of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, CES7, located adjacent to the shores of the great Athabasca River. If a relative of Nessie inhabits these frigid waters, she must be burnin' diesel! Tis' home of the largest population of New Foundlanders west of St. Johns. Great photo of the waterdrome, by the way.:ok:

[India Four Two]

What took you so long, Bri? I thought you would get it in one!

Yes, it's Fort McMurray, Alberta, with all those Newfies working in the oil sands. There are special Newfie sections in the supermarkets, full of very strange foods ;)

The float planes at this time of the year would either be stored or working on skis.

The picture shows downtown on the left, the Athabasca at the top and a little piece of the Clearwater river in the bottom right.

Over to you, where I hope it's a bit warmer than up north.

[evansb]

Thanks! Yes, I should have identified the 'drome earlier!:\

Here is the next 'Which Aerodrome?' http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080210.jpg

[Moira]

Staying north?

[evansb]

Yes. Just.

[seacue]

I'm convinced that it's in the tropics, but where? Isn't the car on the right-hand side of the road. Perhaps a Brazilian VW?

Edited for spelling.

[evansb]

It is a VW, and it is on the right-hand side of the road.

[Tiger_mate]

The aircraft in the hangar is a Constellation, and the aircraft that looks like a Dakota is an RAF Hastings. This would suggest either Singapore or Honk Kong based upon terrain. Multi-story accomodation blocks are definetly a feature of Honk Kong and therefore this principality gets my vote. Kai Tak rather then Sekong I would suggest.

[Flap40]

My thoughts are leaning towards Central America (ish). We already know that the cars are driving on the right so that should rule out Hong Kong and we have a 1950's/60's scene that looks tropical with a VW and something large and American driving past. The fact that the road is so close to the runway threshold suggests to me that a coastline (sea/lake/river) lies next to the road.

Given the above, and purely as a guess, I go for the airfield on the eastern side of the inlet at Guantanamo Bay.

[evansb]

Sorry Tiger_mate, not in Asia.

Sorry Flap40, not in Cuba, but you are getting close.

[KeMac]

Looks like Ceylon to me - Kandy?

[evansb]

Sorry KeMac, not Ceylon.

[Moira]

Montego Bay - Jamaica ???

[MReyn24050]

What is now Cheddi Jagan International in Guyana?
Mel

[evansb]

Not Guyana nor Jamaica. Although I would love to be in either of those countries right now!

[Moira]

Driving me crazy!
El Embrujo - Providencia (Colombia)?

[MReyn24050]

Thank Bri. Are we a little cold? Here today in Notts was like a spring day warm and sunny, it even encouraged me out to do some gardening.
Back to the thread are we in the right part of the world?

[sabredog]

Belize Airport ?

[Tiger_mate]

I wish it was Belize. There were no accomodation blocks like that when I was there.

[Flap40]

I'll try another long shot...

Albrook AFB Panama.

[evansb]

Flap40 is spot on:ok: Well done:D Albrook AFB, now known as Marcos A. Gelabert Airport. Albrook was one of two U.S. air bases in the Canal Zone.
You have control.

[Flap40]

Thanks for that. Try this one....

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj36/jodel_bucket/where.jpg

[Moira]

Somewhere in whisky paradise?
It's not last years easter fly-in in Glenrothes, is it?

[Phileas Fogg]

A Travelodge somewhere near you :)

[Tiger_mate]

RAF Odiham?

[Flap40]

Firstly that is not a travelodge :)

It is not Glenrothes or Odiham although it is military.

[Moira]

Did we at least get the region right?

[Flap40]

Sorry. England, not Scotland!

[621andy]

Hullavington?

I must admit I thought it might've been Odiham too.

Edit- The presence of what appears to be a TACR Rangey probably means it's not Hullavy, but almost certainly military.

Wild guess- Wittering?

[Moira]

Old Warden Shuttleworth?

[Flap40]

Not Hulavington or Old Warden.

It is very rare to see fixed wing aircraft here or anything civil. The "Travelodge" was only built in 2006 so does not appear on flashearth but the hangars (there is more than one) and the airfield are visable.

[621andy]

RAF Benson?

[621andy]

Culdrose is my other thought:confused:

Is Shawbury still RAF?

[Flap40]

Not Benson either.

It is no longer an RAF base.

[Moira]

Marham then? Tornado base if I'm not mistaking.

[Flap40]

Not Culdrose, Marham, Wittering or Shawbury.

To recap...

It is ex RAF but still active military.
You may still see occaisional flying in relation to this but almost certainly rotary. The chances of seeing civil aircraft at this base are only slightly better than zero (I think it has only been open on two days in the last ten years or more).

New clue - There is a museum in the control tower.

[Mr_Grubby]

Bassingbourne ?

C.

[Flap40]

Mr Grubby has it!

Bassingbourn, home of the Memphis Belle. Also the fist jet Bomber OCU in the world and there is still a Camberra there as a gate guardian. The picture was taken at a fly-in organised by the air cadets in 2006 (that their new "Travelodge" in the background!).

Over to you.

[Mr_Grubby]

I have nothing to post, so open house Gents.

C.

[Fishtailed]

Here's a not very good photo.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/convair.jpg

[Flap40]

It looks familiar. Is it Stansted?

[Tiger_mate]

Burtonwood?

[Moira]

Is it somewhere in the UK at all?

[LFT]

Prestwick.

[Flap40]

Prestwick

Agreed. No wonder it looked familiar - that's the fourth time we've had it!

[Fishtailed]

LFT you're on.

[LFT]

Thanks Fishtailed -

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/DJ17DJ/Picture652aaaaa.jpg

[norwich]

Le Mans ? France ?

[LFT]

No, not Le Mans,

[Tiger_mate]

The Stars and Stripes, tail number N1A, crashed on June 16, 2005 in Coral Springs, Florida, when it was caught in a strong thunderstorm that eventually pushed the aircraft into trees and powerlines

I dont know if these aircraft ventured beyond a 'patch' and therefore suggest by way of country that this is in the USA and quite possibly Florida.

[norwich]

I will try L' Arnage ?

[LFT]

Not Florida.

[Moira]

Farmingdale NY?

[evansb]

Kansas City Downtown (KMKC), Missouri, U.S.A.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/GlobeGirls.jpg

[StbdD]

Carson, California

[LFT]

evansb has it, well done :ok:

[evansb]

Thanks LFT. Here is the next mystery aerodrome:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080212.jpg

[sabredog]

Coleman Barracks,Germany?

[WASALOADIE]

Lahnstuhl, Germany?

[621andy]

Certainly looks like Germany, but not sure it's Coleman. Should know Coleman really as it's almost on my doorstep:rolleyes:, but it is an old pic;)

Thought it might be Hanau or Wiesbaden, but couldn't get anything to match.

Maybe Armstrong Heliport?

[India Four Two]

I don't know much about German airfields, but the control tower on the left looks like it is American.

[evansb]

Sorry gents, it is not Armstrong, Coleman Barracks, Hanau, Wesbaden, nor Lahnstuhl. It is in Germany however. The photo was taken in 1960. Here is a ground side view of the field's original hangar:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/BacksideHangar.jpg

[Flap40]

Berlin Tegel?

[sabredog]

Storck Barracks,Katterbach?

[Tiger_mate]

They could be French Sikorskies. Friedrichaven?

[evansb]

Sorry, not Berlin Tegel, Storck Barracks at Katterbach, and not the French at Friedrichaven. The aerodrome is associated with the Storck Barracks, but not listed specifically as Katterbach. I am looking for the name of the airfield.

[621andy]

Illesheim? Storck Kaserne.

[evansb]

621andy is correct:ok: The field is named Illesheim, after the village you see in the photo. A former Luftwaffe base during WW.II. The U.S. Army Helicopter base is still active, and part of the U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach. Here is a shot taken in 1994: You have control.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/IllesheimAirfield1980maybe.jpg

[621andy]

Thank you kindly evansb:)

I've got a few 'interesting' ones in reserve, but here's the next teaser to keep things moving....

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg244/621andy/comppic.jpg

[Moira]

Snaith Airfield?

[Flying Signman]

Shobdon Airfield?

[Moira]

Or Blackpool Gliding Club

[Tempsford]

Could it be Henlow?

[Tiger_mate]

It is Coventry Bagington

Open House

[norwich]

Good Evening people, always wanted to have a go, so here you get two easy ones, which I imagine will last nano seconds !

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii58/keithnewsome/work672.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii58/keithnewsome/work671.jpg

[evansb]

Leeds Bradford International. Just the first photo would have been sufficient.;) The BKS and Austrian Viscounts were the main clue. Good photos!

[norwich]

evansb, you are correct, what took you so long ? Keith.

[evansb]

Thanks Keith. I was hoping some plane-spotter would have got it before mid-night. Here is the next mystery aerodrome:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080214.jpg

[jabberwok]

Australia?

[Phileas Fogg]

Longreach?

[evansb]

It is located in Australia, but it is not Longreach.

[Speedpig]

Alice Springs?

[evansb]

Speedpig is correct:ok: The Alice Springs airport is no longer at the location portrayed, but the hangar belongs to Connellan Airways, and presently houses an aviation museum. The Alice Springs Airport is now located south of the city. Over to you.

[621andy]

Just thought I'd sneak in here and CONFIRM that it was in fact Coventry.Bagington:rolleyes:

Nice of you all to carry on in my absence...just cos our internet connection here is sh:mad:ite:bored:

[Speedpig]

Hope this is vague enough. Pretty sure it's not been done already.


http://www.speedpig001.com/whichaerodrome1.jpg

[MReyn24050]

That will be RAF Aston Down airfield.
Mel

[Speedpig]

Wow Mel, that was quick.
After I posted it I checked the list of previous fields. Found it had been done last September, so as quick as I could, got another pic (very, very hard one no one would ever guess) ready only to find you'd already got it.:ugh::hmm::D:{
All yours!

[MReyn24050]

Thanks Speedpig, the reason I was able to come back so quickly was I lived in that "neck of the woods" for several years. I am sure this will not last long.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz034.jpg
Mel

[621andy]

Andover airfield?

[sabredog]

R.A.F. Abingdon?

[MReyn24050]

Sorry neither RAF Andover nor Abingdon.
Mel

[Out Of Trim]

RAF Hendon?

[sabredog]

R.A.F. Martlesham Heath?

[Tiger_mate]

Well thats now a full house for 15 Sqn home stations. I believe that the 'XV' was applied after moving to Abingdon, so that seems the likely favourite. If not it could be anywhere in the UK, for it would be a detachment or airshow flypast.

[Flap40]

How about Duxford? The number of hangars fits as does that angled taxiway at the left hand end.

[MReyn24050]

Flap40 has it :D:ok:. It is indeed a photograph of Duxford.
You have control.

[Flap40]

Thanks.

Another "period" one...

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj36/jodel_bucket/myst2120208.jpg

[paddyboy]

Bassingbourn?

[Flap40]

Bassinbourn was the last one that I posted, 3 days ago. This is somewhare different.

[Upyer RRR]

Ronaldsway, Isle of Man?

[sabredog]

Croydon Aerodrome?

[Flap40]

Upyer RRR has it.

Ronaldsway IoM

Thefloor is yours

[Flap40]

Well, 24hrs have passed so I think open house is in order.

[barit1]

Test your memory:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/barit1/1944Aerial.jpg

[Hyperborean]

Heathrow. Still haven't got any valid pictures, so open house if correct.

[Russell Gulch]

If it is Heathrow, it should shirley be Heath Row back then? ;)

[Phileas Fogg]

Well according to the 'properties' of the pic it seems to have been taken in 1944, I don't think there was a 'Heathrow' then!

[Russell Gulch]

I refer my learned friend to my imminently previous post.

[barit1]

Wrong side of the pond.

[Russell Gulch]

Idlewild?

.

[barit1]

No - not a commercial airport.

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(edit) - And many from the UK have visited here.

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('nother edit) - And it's quite famous, and would be if only by name...

[Moira]

USA or elsewhere?

[barit1]

USA
USA
USA
(Gotta have a long enough post, you know, or the server goes tilt...)

[Russell Gulch]

Lakehurst?

[barit1]

Go west, young man...

[tprop]

Long Beach

[LFT]

It's now the USAF Museum at Dayton Ohio - Wright-Patterson.

[barit1]

LFT has it. It was known as Wright Field at the time.

BTW - the unusual configuration of long buildings in the NE corner may also be seen in post #1333 (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3689549&postcount=1333).

[seacue]

Well, in my time, Patterson Field was located to the NE of Wright Field. AFAIK, Patterson is still active while there is no flying at Wright. OK, it's WPAFB.

[LFT]

Thanks barit1 -

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/DJ17DJ/707.jpg

[sabredog]

Myrtle Beach A.F.B.(KMYR).Boeing 707-330B. N88ZL.18th, October,2003.

[LFT]

It's actually now called Myrtle Beach Jetport but the terminal is on the other side of the runway, the 707 is actually on the old ramp of the AFB and without going into too much detail sabredog I only post my own pics on here, if you know what I mean. :ok: Well done.

[sabredog]

Open House

[barit1]

seacue sez:Well, in my time, Patterson Field was located to the NE of Wright Field.

Oh, it's still there!

And Wright Field (now Area B of WPAFB) is inactive, except for September WWI fly-ins on the grass infield just N of the E-W runway.

[evansb]

Here is the next aerodrome:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080217.jpg

[Moira]

Taupo, NZ?

[Duckbutt]

Eagle Airways Viscount so Bermuda I reckon

[evansb]

Duckbutt is correct.:ok: The Hamilton, Bermuda control tower/RAPCON, operated by the USAF when this photo was taken, was located across the airfield, about a mile east-northeast of the terminal building. Over to you.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/BDAControlTower.jpg

[Duckbutt]

OK try this one:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/Puzz-10.jpg

[Duckbutt]

A few years ago this place was not unfamiliar to a bloke called Adolf who had a moustache.

[The SSK]

Ainring nr Berchtesgarten?

Not hilly enough, surely

[Duckbutt]

Right continent!

[Russell Gulch]

Abbeville.

[tprop]

Former home of the Abbeyville Kids?

[tprop]

Damn, you beat me to it!

[Duckbutt]

Russell has it, Abbeville, home of JG 26 the Abbeville Kids commanded by Adolf Galland.

As another clue I was going to say that he had lots of kids with yellow noses.

[Russell Gulch]

Thanks, Duckbutt, here's the next offering.

Russ.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/868mick/fileaaad.jpg

[Fishtailed]

PFA rally at Wroughton

[Russell Gulch]

Too easy!

The floor's yours, Fishtailed.

[Fishtailed]

Time for another oldie.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/scan0005-3.jpg

[Russell Gulch]

Is that a Marauder? Doesn't it look like a radial-powered Canberra, eh?

[sidtheesexist]

Certainly is a B26 Marauder with a P51 and something else........Goxhill?

[Russell Gulch]

The monoplane in the foreground certainly looks like an early (Allison?) razorback P51.

It reminds me of a story related to me by Paul Poberezny a few years ago:

Several decades ago, the EAA were in possession of some rare beasty (the type escapes me, possibly a B25?), and the US National Air & Space Museum were hankering after it like a long dog after a bitch.

So they invited Paul to Washington to see if he could be tempted by one of their exhibits as a swap.

Whilst perusing the rather anonymous contents of hundreds of 40' containers in 'the back lot', he espied in one the dismantled remains of one of the early prototypes of XP51 (razorback, Allison-powered). So he offered the EAA's prized posession in a straight swap for the contents on "container X"; and offer quickly accepted ny NASM.

Before the day was out, Paul had phoned home and arranged a truck headed eastbound from Wisconsin to collect "container X". The next day, all was loaded and west-bound.

A slightly more knowledgeable NASM chappie learned of the swap too late; he demanded that the truck be turned around. Paul gave a suitable Churchillean salute as he and the EAA's latest aquisition disappeared westbound.

Not too many years later, and after returning the P51 to flying condition, Paul flew it. It now resides (non-flying, but airworthy) in the EAA museaum at Oshkosh.

Details here (http://www.airventuremuseum.org/collection/aircraft/North%20American%20XP-51%20Mustang.asp#TopOfPage).

Oh well, back to the thread, (and I don't know which aerodrome this is).

[sidtheesexist]

Russ - re the P51 in pickie - think its a merlin B version - if you look at top of cowling contour you'll notice the lack of the air intake which the allison variants had. Lokks very much like a merlin nose to me. Happy to be corrected but am reasonably sure. Funny story by the way..........Sorry for thread creep.

If Goxhill is wrong I reckon it might be Atcham.....................

[MReyn24050]

Certainly is a B26 Marauder with a P51 and something else........Goxhill?

While we are waiting for confirmation whether Goxhill or Atcham, "the something else" possibly a Cessna UC-78 Bobcat?

[Speedpig]

Earls Colne, Essex?

[Fishtailed]

Not Atcham, Goxhill or Earls Colne.

[Speedpig]

Is it a UK field?

[barit1]

Mel ponders:"the something else" possibly a Cessna UC-78 Bobcat?

Affirmative. Roomy, Nice handling old pup, if hugely underpowered - if OEI, the other didn't have enough oomph to even get you to the scene of the accident!

[Fishtailed]

UK it is, England even.

[Speedpig]

Beaulieu perhaps?

[MReyn24050]

RAF Rivenhall?

[Tempsford]

Stansted perhaps?

[Moira]

Burtonwood?

[Fishtailed]

Not Beaulieu, Rivenhall, Stanstead or Burtonwood.

A clue, maybe, in Russell Gulch's first reply.

[sidtheesexist]

Andrewsfield per chance..........

[Herod]

Gosfield, Essex?

[Moira]

Boxted?
(all Marauder fields coming by eh?) :)

[Tempsford]

Marham perhaps?

[Tiger_mate]

Warton, Lancashire?

..as we have already had Salmesbury

[Russell Gulch]

A clue in my first reply?

So where were Canberras based?

[Tiger_mate]

They were 'made' at Warton which was also a reception airfield for US aircraft inbound to resupply front line losses.

[Out Of Trim]

RAF Wyton?

[canard68]

Bassingbourn

[MReyn24050]

I would go with Tiger_mate. Warton was established by the USAAF in September 1942 as AAF Station 582, then in October 1943 it was named Base Air Depot 2. I understand the aircraft were shipped across the atlantic assembled at Speke Liverpool and then flown to Warton.

[Fishtailed]

Well done Tiger mate, spotting the Canberra connection. It is indeed Warton, at that time Base Air Depot 2, now BAE Systems, the last bastion of our military aircraft industry. Over to you.:D

[Tiger_mate]

Thanks for that. Unfortunately I have to run and will be away for a few days. therefore:

Open House

[tprop]

I'll jump in if you don't mind.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AGardiner/Untitled1.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AGardiner/Untitled0.jpg

[Speedpig]

Cagliari?
On a bad day.....looks too cold.

[621andy]

Looks like Asia somewhere. The Kamovs are presumably a clue.

Malaysia somewhere??

[Upyer RRR]

Christchurch, Hampshire? (in happier days).

[tprop]

hint: much blood was spilled here.

[621andy]

Vietnam maybe?

[dash7fan]

Guadalcanal Henderson Field ?

[sabredog]

Excellent call, dash7fan. It can only be Henderson Field.

[tprop]

Former home of the Cactus Air Force.

Over to you!

[sidtheesexist]

Wow - have read much about the place - real history.............Great to see modern, colour pickies of the place - thanks. Out of interest, is it now pretty much as it was in '42? Sorry for thread creep........

[tprop]

Not that I was there in '42, but nobody is sniping at you or lobbing artillery shells anymore, and the Tokyo Express coming down the slot at night is looking for tuna, not landing fresh replacements at Pt. Esperance.
But stick a shovel in the ground just about anywhere, and you will find remnants of the fighting.
The cowpasture, aka Fighter 1 is now a (little used) golf course. The old control tower still stands. One of the photos is taken from it.
And there are wrecks of aircraft, ships and tanks all over the jungle and they keep finding more. That goes for the rest of the Solomons, too.

[dash7fan]

So it seems to be my turn

http://member.file-upload.net/seneca/102-0249-IMG.JPG

[bottom rung]

Woodford perhaps?

[dash7fan]

No Sir, sorry

[Squadgy]

Aspern disused airfield, just East of Vienna. The factory buildings just to the left are GM Motors engine plant.

Open house if correct.

[621andy]

I agree Squadgy:)

[dash7fan]

Yes, Vienna Aspern Airport. Opened 1912 closed 1977.

[Speedpig]

Open house?
Please allow me.


http://www.speedpig001.com/whichaerodrome2.jpg

[Moira]

Trinity Center, California

[Speedpig]

Spot on Moira... you must have been there!

[Moira]

Unfortunately not! :( But the web can be a great research tool! :)

Open house gentlemen!

[Russell Gulch]

Open house? Time for me to post the next "Which Aerodrome"

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/868mick/fileaaac.jpg

Photo taken from a local main road roundabout upon which are rooted rather tall lightpoles. No landing short here!

[Moira]

Any hints?
In any case country with traffic driving at the right-hand side of the road.

[Background Noise]

Germany???

[seacue]

Greece or Turkey?

[Moira]

Wouldn't happen to be Decimomannu?

[S'land]

Moira:
Isn't Decimomannu in Sardegna?

[Moira]

Oops, slight geographic mistake ... corrected below.
Thanks for pointing it out, S'land!

[Russell Gulch]

None of the above, I'm afraid.

It is in Europe, however.

Russ.

[621andy]

Looks like France to me. Provence maybe...

[Russell Gulch]

Not Provence.






Or France.

[Fishtailed]

Alicante, Spain

[Soddit]

Castellon de la Plana, Spain ( LECN)

[Russell Gulch]

Soddit has it, well done and over to you, mia amigo.

This aerodrome is used quite extensively as a fire-bombing base for the local hot-spots. Ag-Tractors mostly. The runway in view is approximately parallel to the costa-del-concreta shoreline, separated only by the road from which the photo was taken (in fact the far-right of the photo shows the coast road disappearing off into the distance).

The beach is lovely, by the way.

(sorry for the late response; it's been funny shifts this weekend)

[Avitor]

Retracted.

[Soddit]

Thank you Russell. Bit horrified to see from my log book that it's over 30 years since I last landed at Castillon. No hard runway then of course.

Here is the next offering. I suspect this one will not prove overtaxing !

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg307/Soddit_photos/File0002.jpg

[BSD]

Soddit,

Kuching?

BSD.

p.s. Open house if I've cracked it. All the photos I've carefully saved up, just in case I win have been done!

[Soddit]

BSD - congratulations. Kuching, Sawarak it is.As you have declared open house - the floor is indeed open!