Which Aerodrome?

[Pain in the R's]

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2994/microrally6cr3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


There are clues in the photo if you look hard enough at the end of the runway.

The cars in the photo will give you a clue to the age of the photo which is also important when guessing the location.

I will post another photo later if this is too hard.

.

[Background Noise]

Brunton maybe? Is that a Montego?

[621andy]

Looks like either the Severn Bridge or the Humber bridge in the background. I don't know of any microlight strips near the Severn bridge, so I assume it must be ooop north...:confused:

[dixi188]

Don't Know what its called but I think its just north east of Ely in Cambridgeshire between two of the four railway lines that cross the road to Prickwillow. Queen Adelaide is a place nearby.

[Background Noise]

I'm assuming that that 'bridge' is an electrified railway.

Editted to say - 'Timing!'

[621andy]

EGNB Brough??

[Flap40]

A disused (wartime?) airfield. The design of the overhead wires on the railway suggest more then two tracks. the lighting suggest that the sun is to the right of the picture.

The only place that I can find that matches the above is Tholthorpe.

[Pain in the R's]

No you are all wrong on the location, it is a railway in the background and the car is a Montego.

[Flap40]

How about Radlett?

[Pain in the R's]

Radlett it is. Photos taken in 1990 before the runways were dug up. Radlett was the factory site of Handley Page and the home of the Halifax bomber, Victor and Herald to name but a few. Whose runways ended their flying days in these microlight rally photos on what I believe was the last ever landings at this airfield.

http://www.handleypage.com/Radlett_1970.html

Over to you flap40

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4205/microrally4rw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Flap40]

Thanks

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj36/jodel_bucket/where-1.jpg

[621andy]

Binbrook?...

[Duckbutt]

Laarbruch?

[Flap40]

Sorry, not Binbrook or Laarbruch.

[Fishtailed]

Could it be Leeming?

[Flap40]

Not Leeming either.

This airfield had more than one "tower"

[evansb]

RAF Odiham ?

[sabredog]

R.A.F West Malling,Kent?

[norwich]

West Raynham ?

[Flap40]

Sabredog has it. Wset Malling in kent which in addition to the ATC tower, has a unique dual gun/observation tower on the north side of the field.
http://www.kingshillparish.gov.uk/tower.jpg

[sabredog]

Thank you, Flaps40. The A.A. Tower was the clincher, together with the 85 (I believe) Sqdn. Javelins.
Open House, Gentlemen.

[norwich]

Which aerodrome ?
Which date ?
Which event ?
Which one is me ?


http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii58/keithnewsome/work70.jpg

[Upyer RRR]

Middleton St. George, later known as Teesside, later known as Durham Tees Valley?

[norwich]

Oh dear ! 4 hours, and only one educated guess ! which is not correct ! I will help with this, I am fourth from the right ! ha ha ! Keith.

[dixi188]

Jersey? or Guernsey?

[621andy]

Northolt?..

[norwich]

Sorry not in the Channel Islands, or Northolt. Another clue, the last job I did, before this photo was taken, was to "line up" all the props, didn't I do well ? Keith.

[PPRuNe Radar]

Hawarden ??

Last Heron produced ??

1963 ??

[evansb]

Blackbushe Airport ? Eagle Airways joining Cunard Eagle?

[norwich]

I am so sorry, both of those last answers sound so credible, and intelligent, but not quite correct, I feel I should give you more help, but it is so easy ? Keith.

[sidtheesexist]

Norwich, Horsham - st -Faith?

[norwich]

Yes you are so correct, I thought that would be so easy, over to you ! Keith.

[sidtheesexist]

Thanks Norwich - the floor is open ladies and gents...........

[evansb]

Well that certainly clears up those other questions. Anyway, here is the next mystery aerodrome:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080224.jpg

[Upyer RRR]

RAF Manston?

[mustpost]

Honestly no thread drift here, but did these three -sorry- four guys get grounded/sacked? :}
Not a clue where tho'.

[sabredog]

No.71 O.T.U., Ismalia,Egypt or Gordon's Tree ,Khartoum,Sudan?

[The SSK]

Back to those Herons for a sec - Keith, what was the occasion?

[Duckbutt]

RCAF Bagotville?

[evansb]

Duckbutt is correct.:ok: Well done:D RCAF Station Bagotville in La Baie, Quebec, was opened in July of 1942 and provided OTU to BCATP aircrew.
The base is still active and is home to 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, 429 Combat Support Squadron (search and rescue), 3 Air Maintenance Squadron, and 12 Radar Squadron. Over to you.

[Duckbutt]

What lives in here - would it claw or sting?

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/Hole-1.jpg

The push bikes are not really relevent!

[Upyer RRR]

Would it be a Jaguar?

[sabredog]

Swiss A.F.B at Meiringen,presumably claws (F-5E’s )?

[Tiger_mate]

Claw > Tiger

Sting > Hornet

[Duckbutt]

Sabredog has it. As Tiger Mate says home of Swiss AF Tigers and Hornets.

Over to you.

[sabredog]

Open House

[norwich]

The SSK, that photo was of the arrival here in Norwich of two herons bought by Progressive Airways from Falk Air of Denmark in 1969 / 1970 They added to existing fleet of doves, later started training with viscounts but the whole thing collapsed .... along came Air Anglia .... and the rest is even more history now. Keith.

[evansb]

Here is the next 'Which Aerodrome?':
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080225a.jpg

[StbdD]

The former NAS Grosse lle, Michigan.

Over 1800 British 'aviation cadets' trained there in WWII. This may be of interest: http://www.nasgi.org/raf.htm

[evansb]

StbdD is correct. :ok: You have control.

[StbdD]

Next challenge:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e78/Evileye03/challenge.jpg

[twochai]

Looks like DCA, aka Washington National, Ronald Reagan, etc.??

[seacue]

As a local resident, I can assure you that it isn't Washington National Airport. KDCA was the subject of the very first challenge in this thread. Go back to message number 1 in the thread to see it.

(Reagan was still a Democrat and film actor back when that picture was taken.)

Those planes at the lower left don't look like US airliners to me. Maybe B-24?

seacue

[twochai]

DCA was opened in 1941. The aircraft on the ramp look like C-47's and B-24's, if I'm not mistaken.

[StbdD]

Sorry, not Washington National. Those are B-24s and C-47s though.

[evansb]

Karachi, Pakistan.

[evansb]

While waiting for confirmation, here is the next mystery aerodrome:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080227.jpg

[sabredog]

Johnston Atoll, Pacific?

[evansb]

Sorry, not Johnston Atoll.

[Moira]

Ponam Island, the Admiralty Islands, off New Guinea

Open house as soon as confirmed by evansb

[evansb]

Moira is spot on:ok::D It was home to HMS Nabaron. The airstrip has been overgrown by foilage.

[Moira]

Open house!

[The SSK]

Here's one with ready-made clues:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/TheSSK/Airport4.jpg

[norwich]

There is a pub just outside Coltishall called "The Three Horsehoes" ?

[The SSK]

norwich: There is a pub just outside Coltishall called "The Three Horsehoes" ?

At the risk of being facetious, these were Horse Shoes. :)

Ergo, not Coltishall

[norwich]

Sorry, could this be my second typo of the night ? is ignorance still bliss ? Keith.

[Moira]

former Usworth RAF airfield

And again: open house if (when :)) confirmed...

[The SSK]

Sunderland Usworth it is. Briefly civilian, it now lies underneath the Nissan car factory

[Soddit]

Open House so here is the next ( historic) challenge.



http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg307/Soddit_photos/File0009.jpg

[Moira]

Johannisthal Berlin?

[sidtheesexist]

RAF Upavon..............

[Upyer RRR]

Stag Lane?

[sabredog]

R.A.F. Hendon, Air tournement/pageant 1920s?

[Soddit]

Gentlemen,neither Berlin,Stag Lane,Upavon nor Hendon. It is however in Europe and the 1920s is close.

[sabredog]

Belgium/Italy?

[S'land]

The Italian Corpo Aeronautica Militare used a number of French fighters in WWII and that looks like a Caproni bomber in the background.

Is it Italian, possibly in 1923 when it became the fascist Règia Aeronautica Italia?

[Duckbutt]

Significant amount of google guess work would suggest that the bomber could well be a Handley Page V-1500.

So could the airfield be Bircham Newton?

[sabredog]

Belgian Air Service Brasschaat near Brussels? H.P.1500 in background, with possibly HD-1s or Nieuport XV11s of 9em Escadrille to the right of the picture.

[Moira]

I think Sabredog is right, the airplanes to the right are marked with a 'Scottish thistle', which was the sign of the Brasschaat first squadron.

IF not, it migth also be Evere/Haren, nowadays Brussels Airport.

[Moira]

Just found a picture on the web of Evere in 1919, looks like the same location:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj271/AnnStevens/evereairbase.jpg

[Soddit]

Brilliant! MOIRA has it. Haren, Brussels it is - circa 1919. I suspect it's rather more the site of the present Eurocontrol HQ than Brussels Airport,though. The picture I posted was probably taken from the roof of the Zeppelin hangar : Moira's picture seems to be from a lower level.Over to you

[Moira]

Not quite so brilliant if you know that all this time I was searching the web while having two 1921 pictures of the same airport hanging right above my desk! :ugh: Though I must add that they are showing a completely different part of the site. ;) Anyway ...

Open house!

[sidtheesexist]

Clue time? Is it a US base at all?

[621andy]

Well it's not the USofA.

Europe would be a better guess;)

I must say I'm very surprised with the lack of interest in this one. Maybe another pic would help?

[S'land]

Is it the old Dornier flyingboat base at Friedrichshafen?

[621andy]

Sorry, not F'hafen........

[evansb]

How many years between the first and second photo? It almost doesn't look like the same place.

[621andy]

It is technically all the same place, but the second pic is of the hangars on the side of the peninsula as far as I can work out from other pics :)

Edit- the 2 hangars in the first pic are still there. As to the timescale between the 2 pics, I've got no idea...but construction started in 1933 apparently.

[Background Noise]

The hangars look the same but the shorelines look completely different.

[621andy]

I took the photos from the official website of this airfield, so don't blame me if the pics don't match up:sad:

But as far as I can work out from other pics on the site and from Google Earth, the 2nd pic is to the east of the first. The area is/was not only a seaplane base, but later became a training base for a certain type of soldier. The airfield there now is land based and covers a fair area along the coast...

[bigjok]

Montijo in Portugal?

[621andy]

Not Montijo.

[Soddit]

Hyeres - Le Palyvestre

[sabredog]

Cagliari,Italy.

[621andy]

None of the above I'm afraid...

[Snifferdog]

What was the answer to question 2584 ??
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=283572&page=130

[Upyer RRR]

Marseilles?

[sabredog]

H.Q. of the Troupes de Marine,looks like you are spot on.

[621andy]

Not Marseilles....

[StbdD]

Ajaccio, Corsica?


Snifferdog the answer to 2584 was Karachi.

[621andy]

I'll give you it StbD:D- It's actually BAN(Base Aero Navale) Aspretto.
It was originally a seaplane base(Cam 5s & PL15s), then after the war became a base for Breguet Alizes. Nord 262s are based there now I believe.

It is or was, a training base for the French SAS equivalent.

The land based airfield is now, as StbD guessed, LFKJ Ajaccio/Campo Del Oro.

Carry on chaps;)

[StbdD]

Cheers Andy. Right neighborhood at least!

Next challenge:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e78/Evileye03/P1.jpg

[barit1]

Considering the number of (apparently) Lockheed 10s (or 12s) - could it be Burbank?

[Snifferdog]

Thank you STbdD..don't know how I missed that!! :rolleyes:

[sabredog]

N.A.S /RCAF Argentia,Newfoundland? (Hudsons)

[Duckbutt]

After searching around on the net it would seem that Sabredog is correct.

Bit of thread drift, my searching was hampered by the fact that the vehicles are all driving on the left but research following Sabredog's post shows that Newfoundland did not switch to driving on the right until 1947.

OK, carry on!

[sabredog]

Shall we have the courtesy to wait and see what StbdD has to say?

[StbdD]

Spot on saberdog :ok: . The floor is yours.

[sabredog]

Thank you,StbdD. Open House.

[Duckbutt]

Shall we have the courtesy to wait and see what StbdD has to say?

Quite right S'dog, no offence intended, it was just an unthinking spontaneous post.

[sabredog]

None taken , Duckbutt. On with the show, and please check your P.M.s

[Moira]

I think I still owe you guys some challenges, so:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj271/AnnStevens/WAD080304b.jpg?t=1204625646


And to give you an idea of the area:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj271/AnnStevens/WAD080304extra.jpg?t=1204631325

[LFT]

Berlin Schonefeld SXF?

[sabredog]

Tripoli/Idris?

[Moira]

Not Berlin nor Tripoli

[sabredog]

Lusaka Airport?

[Moira]

Sabredog, you're way too good at this! Lusaka it is.
Congrats!

[sabredog]

Thank you, Moira. Just lucky really, all the clues are in the photograph somewhere. The B.AC. 1-11 gave a very good lead.
Open House.

[evansb]

Here is the next mystery aerodrome:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080304.jpg

[sabredog]

Blida Aerodrome ,1943 . 205 Group Wellingtons,possibly 150 Sqdn.R.A.F.

[evansb]

Yes sabredog, you are correct:ok: :D Blida, Algeria, located south-southwest of Algiers (Alger), and north of Medea. The Atlas Mountains are faintly visible in the photo. Over to you.

[sabredog]

Thank you, evansb. Open House.

[LFT]

OK sabredog, thanks for another oppertunity ;)

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8425/26647769zv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[chevvron]

London Ashford (the original one not the present one) otherwise known as Lympne

[chevvron]

See what you mean now JENKINS; too many hard runways for Lympne/Ashford.

[LFT]

Well done Jenkins - Balado Bridge it is - I cropped out the givaway 'golf ball' radar. :ok:

[621andy]

As it appears to be open 'ouse, I'll sneak in with this one...
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg244/621andy/prunepic.jpg

[StbdD]

Would that be the French Navy at Landivisiau?

[621andy]

Bu99er me, that was quick! Oui, C'est Landivisiau....

[StbdD]

;) the Crusaders gave it away Andy.

Next:

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/pprune1/challenge10.jpg

[bottom rung]

Would New Zealand be wide of the mark?

[Kieron Kirk]

Wellington.

[StbdD]

Sorry, not in New Zealand.

[621andy]

Dunno where it is, but the taxiway builder needs a new plumbline I think:}

[StbdD]

Seems time for a hint. These are B-25s of the USAAF Fifth Air Force over the aerodrome in question....

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e78/Evileye03/challengehint.jpg

[sabredog]

Lae Airport?

[chevvron]

Changing areas; Martinique?

[StbdD]

On target sabredog! It is Lae airport before an experiment in improving runway efficiency by installing a roundabout. ;)

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e78/Evileye03/Now.jpg

[sabredog]

Thank you, StbdD. Open House

[evansb]

Here is the next aerodrome:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080307.jpg

[ICT_SLB]

Only a guess but Rockcliffe - now the home of the Canadian Aviation Museum.

[evansb]

Sorry, not Rockliffe. Not in Canada.

[India Four Two]

Somewhere Tropical?

[evansb]

Yes, it is in a tropical climate.

[larssnowpharter]

One is guessing here: Puttalam?

[evansb]

Sorry, not Puttalam. It is on an island, and it is historic.

[India Four Two]

Well, Singapore's an island so how about Seletar? It looks quite different now, with the reservoir to the west and the reclaimed land to the north, but the shape of the coast looks similar.

[evansb]

Not Singapore, Malaysia, nor Indonesia.

[MReyn24050]

Could it be Labuan?
Mel

[sabredog]

Luke Field / Ford Island Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (HVG), Pearl Harbor, HI?

[evansb]

sabredog is spot on:ok: Over to you.

[sabredog]

Thank you,evansb. An excellent and interesting post.
Open House.

[Duckbutt]

Can I have another go?

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/puzz-15.jpg

[evansb]

The former New York general aviation airfield known as Flushing.

[Duckbutt]

Good morning everyone, yes thats it.

You have it.

[evansb]

Thank you. Here is the next aerodrome:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080310.jpghttp://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/FirstTAPCaravelleatLisbon1962.jpg

[The SSK]

A double-decker bus and DC6s, what a fascinating combination.

Turnhouse?

[evansb]

Sorry, not Turnhouse.

[sidtheesexist]

Would it be a colonial location, Africa by any chance?

[evansb]

Sorry, Sid, not on the continent of Africa.

[Russell Gulch]

Bermuda?


.

[evansb]

Not Bermuda. Not on an island.

[Tempsford]

Not an Island? Well that rules out Australia then!:}

[evansb]

Not Australia. Not in the southern hemisphere. The airport has been the site of a few historical flights.

[sidtheesexist]

Very, very long shot..............Croydon?

[Maufe]

Not on an island

Presumably then not anywhere in the UK?

[evansb]

Not in the U.K. The airport was notable during WW.II . The airport is still active, but I think the terminal building and control tower pictured have been demolished.

[evansb]

Sorry, tis not Ireland. It is a sunny locale, but it is not known for its double-decker buses. The airport had something in common with Shannon a while ago.

[evansb]

Going back much earlier than 9/11. They also share a few things that are timeless. The mystery airport is not located in North America.

[norwich]

Keflavik International Airport ? Or as was called at that time ???? Keith.

[evansb]

Not Keflavik. Not Iceland.

[norwich]

Ok, Lets go south and try Lisbon ???? Keith.

[evansb]

norwich is correct. Aeroporto Lisboa, Portela Airport, (ELIS), Portugal, You have control.

[Speedpig]

Pray tell what did Lisbon & Shannon have in common?

[Speedpig]

Flying boats?:O

[norwich]

Wow, thank you, I just jumped in here with no knowledge at all ! Have no idea of any links with Shannon, But worst of all have nothing to post, "but I'll be back" So it's "OPEN HOUSE" Keith.

[evansb]

Both Lisbon and Shannon were trans-atlantic terminuses, and during World War II, both Ireland and Portugal were neutral. The aerodromes quickly became transfer points and gateways for many a spy, diplomat, refugee and celebrity. Secrets and personnel were often traded.

They are on a similar meridian of longitude (approx. 9 deg. W.) and are by the Atlantic Ocean. Pan Am's Flying Clippers made many trips between Foynes and Lisbon. In 1945 one of Pan Am's last Boeing 314 Flying Boat scheduled flights was made between Foynes and Lisbon.

[The SSK]

In 1947 Carris purchased two double-deck Leyland Titan PD1A buses (#201-202). Next came 84 AEC Regent Mark III double deckers and 28 Mark Vs. These were followed by 232 front-entrance Mark V models. The Mark Vs were finally withdrawn in 1991.

Did they drive on the left then? Unless I'm having a senior moment the cab is set up for driving on the left - which was one of the reasons I thought it was UK. The DC6s I thought might be French rugby charters, hence Turnhouse. Funny how your mind works.

[Dan Winterland]

Jumping in with Norwich's offer of open house.

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb73/dbchippy/251.jpg

Not actaully as difficult as it would first seem. Only a little lateral thinking required.

[Mr_Grubby]

A Valiant at Goose Bay ?

C.


Sorry chevron, senior moment !!

[chevvron]

Goose Green? That grass strip in the Falklands? Certainly not England, unless it's a USAF base. Damn you edited it before I pressed submit!!!

[Dan Winterland]

Not Goose Bay or Goose Green. Right side of the pond though.

[Duckbutt]

Could it be RCAF Namao?

[evansb]

For The SSK, Check thread #2690. I've posted a photo of Lisboa airport taken airside in 1962 showing the first TAP Caravelle on the apron. Note the new control tower has the old tower's rotating beacon. The older photo was from a postcard from which I cropped out 'Lisboa Airport'.
TAP operated DC-6s. The Turnhouse terminal building of the 1950s does not resemble the buildings in my photos of Lisbon. I can't speak for the double-decker bus except perhaps that it does appear to be driving on the right-hand side of the road. I do know Lisbon is noted for trams.

[chevvron]

OK then; that guy under the intakes appears to be having a Gander at something.

[Dan Winterland]

Not Namao or Gander. There weren't many places the V bombers were allowed to go as they were considered such a valuable asset. This was a regular destination.

[sabredog]

Offutt A.F.B. , Nebraska?

[Dan Winterland]

Correct. Headquaters of Strategic Air Command and a regualr V Bomber destination. This was taken by my dad in 1960. A Valiant crashed at Offut in 1961.

You have control.

[sabredog]

Thank you,D.W.
The joys of " Western Rangers" in winter!
Open House.

[Fishtailed]

OK, here's another oldish one.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/scan0009-3.jpg

[twochai]

Toronto, Terminal 1, circa 1962-3, with a TCA DC-8-40 and a Vickers Mudguard behind? Open house if correct.

[norwich]

Montreal, Dorval ???

[Fishtailed]

Twochai is spot on, carry on.

[twochai]

Sorry, I'm on the road and must declare 'open house'.

Twochai

[evansb]

Here is the next mystery aerodrome:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080313.jpg

[Dan D'air]

Mmmm, Looks German..........Tegel???

[Duckbutt]

Gosh, don't you find some startling sights if you go searching for pictures of Beavers on the internet!

:eek:

[pigboat]

Mannheim-Sandhofen, Germany.

[evansb]

Not in Mannheim, or Berlin-Tegel, but it is in Germany.

[Duckbutt]

Rose AAFB, Bonames, Frankfurt?

[evansb]

Duckbutt is correct:ok: Bonames-Frankfurt. Home of the U.S. Army's 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment and 503rd Aviation Company. I think the base closed in 1992.

You have control.

[Duckbutt]

How about this one:


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/Puzz-16.jpg

[sabredog]

Anduki Airport.Brunei? Percival Prince P.50

[Duckbutt]

You're far too good at this Mr 'dog! Still it lasted over an hour.

Over to you.

[sabredog]

Thank you D.B.
Open House, once again!

[sabredog]

Clint,
Please check your P.M.s
T.T.

[norwich]

I assume it's still open house ? So will try this one, I think it may be small, but well formed !!!! Keith

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii58/keithnewsome/toweratwhere.gif

[Phileas Fogg]

Well that definately looks like a USA, but in UK, control tower, I'm sure I recognise it but cannot be sure from where, so I'll guess at Lakenheath having driven down that road from Brandon many a time :)

[chevvron]

Oi Mr Grubby, was Sabredog with us at LATCC in 1970 then?

[old,not bold]

Reminds me of Bentwaters..........

[shack]

And I thought I was the only ex-LATCC who flew Sabres---or is it just a name?

[sabredog]

Shack,please check your P.M.s.
Gentlemen,may we draw a line under this? It's becoming almost a "chat room",and diverging somewhat from the main thread.
P.S . I agree with Phileas Fogg that it could be R.A.F Lakenheath.

[norwich]

Good evening people, without saying too much, It's not any of the above ? Keith.

[MReyn24050]

Greenham Common perhaps?

[sabredog]

R.A.E. Thurleigh, Bedford ?

[aeroplanejohn]

Looks like Greenham Common. The tower is still there and some of the trees but not the buildings.

[KeMac]

It is slightly too high for Greenham

[norwich]

OK, time for a little hint, so far four, very well educated, attempts, but none correct yet. ??
57.08
31.36
67.52
134.06
These are the distance in UK miles that each attempt is from the target (as the crow flies) (straight line) but not necessarly in the same order ???
Keith !

[Speedpig]

Upper Heyford, he speculated wildly..

[norwich]

Sorry Speedpig, your attempt missed out on my previous caculations by one minute, but alas it is not quite correct ?????? Keith hmmmm ?

[Out Of Trim]

Alconbury?

[ZH875]

Fairford ?

[norwich]

Sorry people, not correct yet, but continuing on my previous theme, these are the distances (in UK miles) from the subject to the last three posts, but not necessarly in the same order ??????
133.28
52.73
105.48
I think I am making this too easy ????? Keith.

[ZH875]

Sculthorpe perhaps?

[norwich]

ZH875, Yes you are so correct, Well done, Looking foward to your challenge ! Keith.

[ZH875]

And the next installment is:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/ZH875/tower.jpg

[sidtheesexist]

Little Rissington............?

[Speedpig]

Cranwell?
And some blurb to make the message long enough.

[bottom rung]

Henlow? Looks like Henlow. Is this long enough?

[Tiger_mate]

Odiham has one of those

[sabredog]

R.A.F. Bicester,Oxon? Hawker Harts ,33 Sqdn?

[diginagain]

RAF Driffield?

[ZH875]

Sorry Gents, its not Little Rissington, Cranwell, Henlow, Odiham, Bicester (not Harts), or Driffield.

[sabredog]

R.A.F. Harwell? Apologies for mis-identing the Hinds.

[ZH875]

Not Harwell, but they are Hinds.

[sabredog]

R.A.F Bircham Newton?

[ZH875]

Bircham Newton it isn't.

This tower does not survive, but you may sometimes see some light aircraft and a helicopter flying here.

[mystic_meg]

South Cerney?

[sabredog]

R.A.F. Cranfield?

[Speedpig]

RAF Debden?
..............

[chevvron]

RAF Newton then.

[ZH875]

It is not Little Rissington, Cranwell, Henlow, Odiham, Bicester, Driffield, Harwell, Bircham Newton, South Cerney, Cranfield, Debden, or Newton.


Although one of those guesses is quite close.

[Speedpig]

:eek:Although one of those guesses is quite close.

That's reassuring!

[chevvron]

Well Rissy was close to Windrush, and Leconfield is close to Driffield; Abingdon is close to Harwell;

[sabredog]

R.A.F. Wyton?

[ZH875]

Not any of those.

This airfield sees many overseas visitors.

[Upyer RRR]

How about Biggin Hill?

[sabredog]

R.A.F Cosford?

[ZH875]

Neither Cosford nor Biggin Hill


The gate guard and main road to this station share something in common.

[Arfur Feck-Sake]

RAF Upwood?