Which Aerodrome?

[ZH875]

Not Upwood, although one of the squadrons which served at Upwood was disbanded on this base.

[D120A]

RAF Bassingbourn?

[MReyn24050]

RAF Northolt?

[ZH875]

Not Bassingbourn or Northolt.

It is near to a Gash bus garage.

[norwich]

RAF Mildenhall ???? Is close to some ????

[Speedpig]

RAF Waddington, it being nearish to Newark and the Bowbridge Road depot?

[sabredog]

R.A.F.Scampton or Upper Heyford?

[ZH875]

Speedpig has it, but not for the right reasons.

This was the second watch office at Waddington, replacing one that was on top of the Mere Road hangar complex. This tower was demolished when the runways were built and the taxiways widened.

There have been a total of 5 control buildings at Waddington, 3 still exist

Answers to the clues:
There is a flying club and the Lincs Air ambulance helicopter based here.
Cranwell is close to Waddington
Many overseas aircraft visit the Airshow every year
The Main road to the camp is the A607, and the gate guard is XM607.
50 Sqn was at Upwood with Canberra aircraft and disbanded at Waddington in 1984.
The Gash bus company (its actual name) used to run busses in Lincoln, and their garage is just down the A607 from the camp, it burned down last year, taking a few old busses with it.


Over to Speedpig.

[Speedpig]

Great challenge thanks.
And there was me thinking the road was A36, and started looking for aircraft type rather than reg.
The Gash bus company gave me the best clue, so was a bit lucky as I only found the Bowbridge Road depot and then used Google Earth to find the nearest airfield.
Is the Vulcan still there?

I regret to announce it's open house as I'm not at home.

Help yourselves guys.

[ZH875]

Yes, Speedpig, XM607 is still there, now parked over by the A15, opposite the spotters enclosure.

She was cleaned and repainted last year, and externally looks quite good.

As Speedpig has declared open house, we all await the next picture.

So first one in gets the call.

[evansb]

Here is the next mystery aerodrome:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080316.jpg

[Cubs2jets]

McCoy Field, Orlando, Folrida

C2j

[evansb]

Not Orlando, Florida.

[Cubs2jets]

Tampa, Florida

C2j

[evansb]

Sorry, the airfield is not located in Florida.

[Cubs2jets]

But it is in the southeastern U.S....

C2j

[evansb]

Yes, it is located in the southeastern United States.

[tprop]

Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia?

[evansb]

Sorry, not Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia.

[tprop]

How about Moody?

[sabredog]

langley Field?

[evansb]

Not Langley, and not Moody, in Georgia, but tprop is getting closer. The mystery airfield was originally civilian, but in 1941 it was taken over by the USAAF. The field was returned to civilian hands in 1949.

[sabredog]

Are we discussing auxilliary fields in Georgia,or should we be searching further south,geographically speaking?

[evansb]

It is not in the state of Georgia. Go west. It is not an auxilliary field. It was home to two B-26 squadrons during WW.II. The airport is presently the 'GA' field for the city. The original runways are still visible. Portions of the apron seen in the photo are still in use.

[sabredog]

Jackson Field,Miss.,home of the 42nd,Bombardment Group ?

[evansb]

sabredog is correct:ok: Opened in 1928 as Davis Field, the name was changed to Hawkins Field. Known as Jackson AAB during the war. It is located WNW of Jackson International Airport. You have control.

[sabredog]

Thank you, evansb. Interesting photograph of the 70th and 69th Bomber Squadrons. Must have been taken some time between Nov.41 and Jan.42, prior to the Group departed for the P.T.O.
Open house, again!

[norwich]

Can I jump in with another ? This is a weird shape pic I think ! Keith.


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

[chevvron]

Fulbeck Lincs; tower cab was built by RCAF post war.

[MReyn24050]

Hethel airfield SW of Norwich, your namesake?
Mel

[norwich]

That was toooooo easy ! Well done Mel, and thank you for the updates, the floor is yours. Keith.
The tower ,in 1970, I think, as club lotus hq.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii58/keithnewsome/Hethel_2.jpg

[MReyn24050]

Thanks Norwich. Here is the next one, a nice easy one for the night shift.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz035.jpg
Mel

[sabredog]

Brewster Factory/Aerodrome,Warminster,P.A. /Brewster Navy Airfield / Johnsville Naval Air Station /Warminster Naval Air Warfare Center (NJP), Warminster, PA

[MReyn24050]

That is the one.sabredog has it :ok:. Are we going to see a challenge from you sabredog?

[sabredog]

I am afraid not. Open House, once again.

[Duckbutt]

Have a go at this then before something more tricky comes along:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/Puzz-17a.jpg

[larssnowpharter]

This should be easy if I may step in:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/larssnowpharter/airfield2.jpg

[sabredog]

N01 Sqdn. R.A.A.F Avro Lincoln. R.A.F. Tengah,Singapore.
I do believe that you have jumped ahead of Duckbutt's contribution #2820.
Back to Duckbutt.

[larssnowpharter]

Correst!

Aplogies to all; I was getting a server busy message and did not see Mr D's challenge.

[twochai]

OK, I'll start it with a very wild guess: South Caicos?

[Duckbutt]

Not South Caicos.

When that photo was taken (getting on for 40 years ago) there were only about 60 flights pa. I think its fair to say the field is somewhat more busy these days! As can be imagined the facilities are a bit less primitive as well.

[Flap40]

Narssuaq in Greenland?

I can't decide if the "white stuff" on the ground is salt/sand or snow. Also, are those all clouds or is there a ruddy great hill in the distance?

[sidtheesexist]

I'm going for sand and a tropical climate.........Diego Garcia?

[Duckbutt]

Sid has it, Diego Garcia. Tower around 1971 before the airfield was redeveloped by the Americans.

With you Sid.

[sidtheesexist]

Thanks Duckbutt - the floor is open ladies and gents.

[sabredog]

Thank you, Sid.
To save time, it is in the far east.
Hope the link works.
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/sabre86d/airport01.jpg

[KMG 365]

I will take a shot in the dark and say Pyongyang Sunan Airport.

[sabredog]

Sorry, not Pyongyang Sunan,North Korea.

[India Four Two]

Somewhere in China?

[sabredog]

Indeed,India Four Two.
The airfield is in China,but now operational only to G.A. traffic. At least, this was the case up to 2006, when I lasted visited. Still visible on Google though.

[Wunper]

Maybe all airfields look the same in China, it reminds me strongly of the Heliport that is the Base for CITIC offshore helicopters in Shekou near Shenzhen in southern China , only rotary wing activity when I was there about 4 yrs ago. Super Puma city but with a small GA runway

W

[sabredog]

Not Shekou ,Wunper. The industrial scenery in the photograph belies the architectural beauty of the city it once served.

[Flap40]

Shanghai, Longhua.

[sabredog]

Correct. I made it a little obvious with my last clue!
YHC.

[Flap40]

Thanks!

Sorry for the delay. This server seems to be down more often than up at the moment (unless its just me getting the maintanence page?)

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

[Russell Gulch]

[quote=Flap40]This server seems to be down more often than up at the moment (unless its just me getting the maintanence page?[quote]

It's not just you, Flap40. I can only get on about one day in three, and that's between 23:00 and 24:00 GMT

As to your latest photo, it could be anywhere, anytime. My guess is Cannes, 1922.

Russ

[Flap40]

Not Cannes or 1922 but you are in the right country.

[evansb]

Farman biplane, Troyes aerodrome, France, 1910.

[Phileas Fogg]

Le Bourget?

[ICT_SLB]

Longchamps? It does look like a Farman Longhorn. Seem to remember that the horse racing & air racing fraternities used to use the same facilities.

In the unlikely event I'm right it's open house as I'll be (a) asleep and (b) back at the north end of the ramp for the next 24 hours (we're a heathen bunch in the Bible Belt - working on Good Friday).

[sabredog]

l'aerodrome de Troyes. August 1910?

[Flap40]

It is Troyes 1910 and I think evensb was there first.

Over to you.

[sabredog]

Apologies to evansb. Did not notice the 0038 post.
sabredog.
Here is a photograph of the winning pilot,Alfred Aubrun.
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/sabre86d/pc46.jpg

[evansb]

Thankyou. I see the pilot is wearing a wristwatch, which was tres avant-garde for the time. Pun intended. Here is the next mystery aerodrome:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080321.jpg

[Cubs2jets]

St Augustine, FL?

C2j

[evansb]

Sorry, not in Florida.

Clue #1: It was built on a sugar cane field.

[Moira]

Perhaps too obvious, but in view of the clue: Cane Field, Roseau, Dominica?

[evansb]

Sorry, not Dominica. Not in the western hemisphere. Kittyhawks once flew from here. The river has been canaled and the wet-lands drained to make room for the present airport, which serves the adjacent city.

[Speedpig]

I have a hunch... somewhere in India?

[evansb]

Sorry, not India.

[Upyer RRR]

Rangoon International Airport, Myanmar?

[evansb]

Sorry, not Rangoon. Too far east, and too far north.

[MReyn24050]

Wild guess "Ninoy Aquino International Airport", Philippines?

[BAMRA wake up]

Durban? A long time ago...

[evansb]

BAMRA is correct.:ok::D It is SAAF Isipingo, South Africa. Now the site of Durban's airport. You have control.

[BAMRA wake up]

Thanks evansb, I'll have to hand back control - connection problems.

So - open house.

Shall be in Durban next month and I'll view the approach from a historical perspective now!

[Duckbutt]

How about:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/after.jpg

[Cubs2jets]

North American plant at Inglewood, CA?

C2j

[Flap40]

Lockeed Burbank.

[Duckbutt]

Flap40 has. Lockheed Burbank plant covered in camouflage netting when there was a fear of Japanese invasion.

The picture is not too hard to find, as it had gone a bit quiet just thought I would post something a little bit different.

Over to you '40.

[Flap40]

I remember looking at that a couple of months ago as a possible entry for this quiz.

Try this one:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj36/jodel_bucket/quiz240308.jpg

[LFT]

Keflavik possibly?

[Flap40]

No. further south and (a lot) further east.

[norwich]

The weather makes me think of SHANNON ???? Keith.

[Upyer RRR]

Just for a mad minute I thought of Gibraltar.

[Flap40]

No. You are all too far west by well over 120 degrees.

[sabredog]

Iwo Jima. Mount Suribachi in the background.

[Flap40]

Correct! Sabredog has it.

[sabredog]

Thank you,Flaps40.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/sabre86d/1938.jpg

[mustpost]

RAF Hornchurch 1935/6?

Er changed my mind (can I do that?) I now rather think they are Fury ll's at Tangmere c.1937/8

Sorry :O

[sabredog]

Neither Hornchurch nor Tangmere, I am afraid, Mustpost, and not Hawker Furies.

[mustpost]

Demons at Henlow? I can't work out the parade layout significance :ugh:

[sabredog]

Not R.A.F Henlow, but full marks for spotting the rather less than orthodox parade formation.

[mustpost]

Obviously some sort of ceremonial then, so assuming they're Demons, Northolt??


add. would it be something like a Royal visit?

[sabredog]

Not RAF Northolt. The Hawker family of Light Bombers all served at this aerodrome at one time or another during this period.

[mustpost]

Umm - day off and I'm running out of ideas -Mildenhall?

[sabredog]

Not Mildenhall,mustpost. I cannot give too much away geographically,
but the station was associated with a city which had a long and ancient history!

[mustpost]

RAF Abingdon??

[Upyer RRR]

RAF Waddington?

[sabredog]

Sorry, neither Abingdon, nor Waddington.

[mustpost]

RAF Hendon??!

[Upyer RRR]

RAF Linton-on-Ouse?

[sabredog]

Sorry,gentlemen. Not Hendon or Linton.
The station has a strong classical connection, and it's name might be considered to be one of disambiguation! Think further afield.

[jabberwok]

Are we talking Middle East?

[ZH875]

RAF Sealand (RAF Shotwick)

or


RAF Digby (RAF Scopwick)

[sabredog]

Not Sealand and not Digby, and to jabberwock, the answer is in the affirmative.

[Mike6567]

RAF Redhill

[jabberwok]

Habbaniyah?

[Moira]

Cairo, Egypt?

[sabredog]

Not Habbaniyah,Jabberwock.
Could you be more exact,Moira?

[Moira]

Ehh, oops, need to do some more research for that! I just thought I noticed two pyramids in the very distant background!

[jabberwok]

Wrong H then. I'll leave it for others to nail down.

[Moira]

Thx Jabberwok!
Heliopolis apparently somewhere in 1938.

[evansb]

RAF Helwan.

[sabredog]

Sorry evansb, very close but not RAF Helwan.
Moira is correct, R..A.F. Heliopolis in 1938. Well done, Moria. YHC.

[Moira]

Open house.

Lost my pictures due to a computer crash earlier this week. :ugh:
I'll find some new ones for future postings.

[Wunper]

Here you go sorry to but in


http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/wunper/Guesswhere.jpg

[dash7fan]

Langenlebarn LOXT, near Vienna

[mustpost]

Sir, after google-checking, I was about to congratulate you on your encyclopaedic knowledge of the world's airfields after merely a casual glance, then I noticed your location. Is it your flap as well? :}
Well done:D (altho' awaiting official confirmation)

[dash7fan]

Dear mustpost!

It was easy for me, as I once landed there with a C 172, as Vienna was closed due to fog. It was in the late sixties and my mother in law had a garden in the vicinity.

[Wunper]

Bullseye dash7fan! the delightful Tulln on the Danube, nice bunch of people there.

Over to you

[dash7fan]

Thanks, Tulln is really a nice little town.

The next picture is more a small airfield and not an aerodrome.

http://member.file-upload.net/seneca/File0068.jpg

[mustpost]

So grubby it looks like an early test for Dundee - sorry only joking etc. (honest)((twice))
working on it.......

[evansb]

Is it in Pennsylvannia ?

[dash7fan]

No Sir, its in Europe

[dash7fan]

This airfield was operational between 1945 and 1955. It was operated by the US forces.

[mustpost]

OK , challenge taken up (before I go to bed). With more cunning than Blackadder (UK joke) and given your location Sir, and the bend in the river, could I suggest the water represents a border between two countries (ie the Danube?)

[dash7fan]

This airfield has a certain connection with post 2988

[Speedpig]

Hmmm.... we haven't got to 2988 yet so eagerly await it's arrival.

[Speedpig]

Is this field still in existence?

[dash7fan]

No, it closed 1955 and sometimes it is difficult not to mix numbers. Correct version picture 2899 and not 2988.

[sidtheesexist]

Was it located on the eastern bank of the canalised river next to present day Treusse strasse in Wien, NW of the Augarten?

[Warmtoast]

Linz / Hoersching?

(USAF Camp McCauley until 1955 at the end of occupation)

[dash7fan]

sidtheesexist,

nearly correct, its in Vienna NW of Augarten but on the west bank of the Donaukanal. Today only the soccerfield exists. The Streetname is Nussdorferlaende.

During 1945 till 1955 the RAF base Vienna Schwechat, now Vienna Airport, and the USAAF Base Tulln (pict. 2899) were within the Russian zone of Austria. To communicate to the American and the British Zone in Vienna without travelling by road through the Soviet zone 2 landing fields were constructed. The American along the Danube canal, see picture, and the British in front of the Schoebrunn castle, which was as PSP runway.

Well done and over to You.

[twochai]

Hmmm... A Dash 7 would have just about fitted there nicely!

[sidtheesexist]

dash7fan - thankyou but I don't think I've actually identified the 'strip's name - just about got the location........I have nothing to offer (as usual) other than a great interest in this subject........Over to you or the person who can name the place - floor is open from my pointof view :ok:

[mustpost]

Morning all - this might be easy for some - it has its roots in previous challenges and has some relevance today...

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj9/mustpost/whereisit.jpg

[sabredog]

R.A.F.Helwan?

[jabberwok]

Habbaniyah?

[mustpost]

sorry for the delay - SD, not Helwan I'm afraid and Jabberwok not Habbaniyah. Being cryptic and referring to previous PMs I would have expected the two replies to be the other way round...:E

[sabredog]

R.A.F Shaibah

[mustpost]

Well done Sir! you followed my train of thought from my Heliopolis shambles. Another wartime stop-off for the old man, 13 miles from Basrah.
R.A.F Shaibah c. 1936
You have the floor..:D
(Sorry Jabberwok, you were v. close..)

[sabredog]

Thank you,mustpost.
Open House.

[norwich]

Let me try you with this easy one, can't find it in the list ? Keith ???

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

[StbdD]

Key West, Florida?

[sabredog]

Norfolk Naval Air Station.

[norwich]

Yes Sabredog has it, who said all my posts are from Norfolk ??? Now called NAS CHAMBERS I believe. The floor is yours ! Keith.

[sabredog]

Open House

[The SSK]

I give this one about two minutes:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/TheSSK/airport6.jpg

[Kieron Kirk]

Changi.(The old one).

[The SSK]

No, not Changi

[norwich]

Rafdan, Aden 1963 ????

[Warmtoast]

Tengah, Singapore?

[The SSK]

No, neither

[Speedpig]

Staverton Gloucestershire?

[The SSK]

No, a long way from Gloucestershire

[sabredog]

R.A.A.F. Richmond or Point Cook?

[chevvron]

Wild guess: Akrotiri. NB: hangar doors appear to be american style.

[The SSK]

Sabredog is a lot closer than Chevvron

[sabredog]

R.A.A.F. Amberley?

[The SSK]

Nope, not Fairbairn, nor Amberley

[Warmtoast]

R.A.A.F. Butterworth?

[The SSK]

Not Butterworth

[Warmtoast]

With what looks like the distinctive shape of Eucalyptus trees in the background and posssibly a pair of CAC Winjeel's under the tail of the Britannia, I assume it must be somewhere in Australia and my first Australian guess is:

Edinburgh Field, Adelaide

[The SSK]

That's the one thawes. The stage is all yours.

[Warmtoast]

OK - My first go.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r231/thawes/Image5-1.jpg

[norwich]

Middle River. Maryland ????? Keith ????
AKA. Martin State Airport. Baltimore. ?????

[Warmtoast]

Middle River. Maryland ????? Keith ????
AKA. Martin State Airport. Baltimore. ?????

***********************

None of those

[twochai]

Looks to me like some clues would be in order.

[StbdD]

5 FTS, RAF Thornhill?

[Warmtoast]

StbdD - Well done you've got it right.

Photo taken by me at RAF Thornhill, Rhodesia when I was there in 1952 and here is a photo I took of some of the aircraft based there.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r231/thawes/HarvardFormation-FX373.jpg

Over to you StbdD.

[StbdD]

Cheers thawes!

My challenge

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e78/Evileye03/ppruneish1.jpg

Same period

[twochai]

It looks suspiciously like RCAF Station Rockliffe, Air Force Day, circa 1950/51??

[StbdD]

You are warm twochai

[evansb]

If 1444 miles distant is warm, I'll guess Glass Field, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

[twochai]

If its that warm, it wouldn't be RCAF Uplands, aka Ottawa, by chance??

[sabredog]

R.C.A.F. Deseronto?

[StbdD]

Yes, given the distribution of Texans/Harvards throughout the world I'd say correct country was warm.

Tis indeed Prince Albert. The floor is yours evansb.

[evansb]

Thank you. Prince Albert suffered without paved runways during the war, and the lack of paved hard-stands is evident in the post-war photo. Here is the next mystery aerodrome:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080403.jpg

[sabredog]

Bellows Field,Hawaii.

[evansb]

sabredog is correct!:ok: Bellows Field, Waimanalo Beach, Oahu, was attacked by the Japanese Navy on December 7th, 1941. You have control.

[sabredog]

Open House.

[norwich]

May I jump in with another of my "easy posts" ? Found this the other day , and you knowledgeable people came to mind ! Keith.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii58/keithnewsome/where2.jpg

[evansb]

Minot, ND ?

[norwich]

Sorry evansb, It's minot that one ???? Keith.

[con-pilot]

Wild guess, La Junta, Colorado?

[norwich]

Sorry con-pilot, not that one either ????? Keith.

[evansb]

Las Vegas Army Airfield ?

[norwich]

Evansb, It's all too easy to lose in Las Vegas ! Sorry. Keith ????

[evansb]

Roswell, NM ?

[norwich]

Sorry my friend, It's not Roswell ! Keith ????

[ICT_SLB]

Midland, TX? We did a set of HGS approaches there - flattest field I've ever seen. Only reason we went there was that one of our pilots had done his basic there.

[norwich]

Sorry ICT SLB, but I must call that A "missed approach" Keith ????

[sabredog]

Marfa A.F.B.?

[norwich]

Sabredog, What can I say, except sorry, have another go sir ! Keith ?????

[sabredog]

Malden A.F.B. AZ?

[norwich]

Oh dear Sabredog, good trip around the states, but not this one I'm afraid.
Keith ????

[norwich]

Well it's been 48 hours, some excellent posts, maybe time for some hints ?

1. Picture taken in 1943.

2. Closed as AFB 1945.

3. Opened as civil 1947.

4. Closed again by 1970.

5. By 2004, 5 hangars and a small amount of runway survive.

Keith ????

[sabredog]

Aloa Army Airfield/ Victoria County Airport, TX?

[norwich]

Sorry again Sabredog, so for we have had posts from North Dakota, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and 3 from Texas, And so far the correct state has not been mentioned ? I am enjoying this, are you ? Keith ????

[evansb]

Yes, I am enjoying this. Wendover, Utah ?

[norwich]

Evansb, you have just ruled out Utah, Sorry, Are there still 52 states ??
Keith ????

[ICT_SLB]

While looking for details of Boeing's private field in Montana, I came across Malta Airport with an aerial view that looks like it only has 5 hangers....

By the time you're awake, Keith, I'll be sleeping so...

P.S. There are only 50 states and two territories (American Samoa & Puerto Rico).

[sabredog]

McCook Army Airfield, McCook, NE.

[norwich]

Saberdog You are a winner ! It is indeed McCook AFB. Nebraska. Well done. Looking forward to your next challenge ???? Keith.

[sabredog]

Thank you,Norwich, for an excellent challenge.
The next is;
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/sabre86d/quiz1.jpg

[aviate1138]

Sylt/Westerland? Flown there in a Beverley in 1960. Just a wild stab......:rolleyes:

[sabredog]

Not Sylt/Westerland,Aviate1138.

[evansb]

Dornier Do-23s at Kiel ?

[sabredog]

Do.23 is correct,evansb,but the airfield is not Kiel.

[Warmtoast]

Warnemünde?

[sabredog]

Not Warnemünde,warmtoast, but you are getting "warm" in a geographical sense, and by that I don't mean a ridiculous 1400 miles or so !

[Warmtoast]

Not Warnemünde,warmtoast, but you are getting "warm" in a geographical sense, and by that I don't mean a ridiculous 1400 miles or so !


Gosh - this has me confused!
A circle drawn 1400 miles from Rostock runs through Southern Spain so is your non-clue I don't mean a ridiculous 1400 miles or so ! actually a clue? - and perhaps these aircraft were photographed somewhere in Spain during the Spanish Civil War? In which case I've no idea where it could be so far south.

Otherwise how about Wismar in Germany?

[sabredog]

Warmtoast, apologies if I did not make myself clear,you are on the right track in Germany, so please disregard the 1400 mile radius jibe. It refers to a recent post.The town/city adjacent to this airfield featured in the Thirty Years War, and the airfield also has a tenuous link to Yuri Gagarin!

[twochai]

Northern Germany, tenuous link to Gagarin? Peenemunde??

[Warmtoast]

Sabredog

The town/city adjacent to this airfield featured in the Thirty Years War, and the airfield also has a tenuous link to Yuri Gagarin!

Town featured in the Thirty Years War is the Treptow-Köpenick area of Berlin; Gagarin did some training at the Archenhold Observatory / Zeiss Planetarium here and what was the the former Johannisthal airfield is now a business park/industrial park.

So sticking my head above the parapet once again I suggest Johannisthal.

[sabredog]

Warmer still,Twochai. A good line of thought, but not Peenemunde.

[sabredog]

Sorry,Warmtoast, not Germany's first airfield,Johannisthal.

[evansb]

Neubrandenburg ? Although I don't know the airfield's connection to Yuri Gagarin.

[sabredog]

Correct, evansb. The photograph is of Trollenhagen as a Luftwaffe base, which later became Neubrandenburg-Trollenhagen.
As a DDR airfield it was the base for JG2 (Jagdfliegergeschwader 2 "Juri Gagarin"). Neubradenburg was recaptured from the Swedes by the Imperial Catholic League forces in 1631, although I do not believe Trollenhagen airfield played any part in this victory!
Many thanks for the excellent replies.

[evansb]

Thanks sabredog. That was an enjoyable challenge. Here is the next aerodrome:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080407a.jpg

[evansb]

First clue: The airport is not in North America.

[minuteman]

Dubrovnik Cilipi in Croatia - recognise those hills anywhere.

Open House if I am correct!

[dash7fan]

I think its Sarajevo

[Warmtoast]

I agree with minuteman.

Here's what Dubrovnik looks like today

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r231/thawes/Dubrovnik.jpg

[evansb]

minuteman is spot on:ok: Dubrovnik, Croatia it is. As he says, it is open house.

[Warmtoast]

An easy one for a change!

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r231/thawes/Image14.jpg

[Wunper]

Katunayake Ceylon circa 1956

[Warmtoast]

Wunper

You got it in one - I knew it was too easy!

Your date is slightly out; I took the photo in late 1958 as I flew in from Gan.

Your turn.

[Wunper]

Warmtoast will pm you later.

Here is another easy one
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/wunper/WTFsz.jpg

[Speedpig]

Raf Wildenrath?

[Wunper]

Not Wildenrath

[Speedpig]

Is it a NATO base?

[Wunper]

Very much so

[evansb]

Ramp 'G' at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta ? Photo taken during Exercise 'Maple Flag'.

[Wunper]

Evansb Correct it is 419 squadron Moose Meadows at CYOD (for the full cigar it was Maple Flag XXI June '88)

You have control!

W

[evansb]

Thanks Wunper. Here is the next one:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD080410.jpg

[twochai]

Looks like NAS Kodiak, with PBY-5A's and Chance Vought OS2U Kingfishers, probably of VS70??

[Cubs2jets]

While a Kingfisher may be a water bird, and visible somewhere in the picture, I know that the planes sharing the ramp with the two PBY's are Ducks! :rolleyes: :hmm:

C2j

[evansb]

Sorry it is not NAS Kodiak. The Ducks do look cold, don't they?

[Speedpig]

Are the Ducks from 10th Air Rescue Group?

If so, I'll have a stab at Cordova.

[StbdD]

NAS Sitka, AK

[twochai]

NAS Adak??

[evansb]

Sorry gents. It is not Sitka, Cordova nor Adak. That leaves little else doesn't it?

[sabredog]

Dutch Harbour?

[evansb]

sabredog is correct:ok: Dutch Harbour, Alaska was the site of a battle between Japanese and American forces during WW.II. You have control.

[sabredog]

Thank you. Open House.

[twochai]

Excuse another pigboat, but it really was the best of the boats.


http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/twochai/JJG.jpg

[Dan D'air]

Catalina??

[twochai]

Yup, otherwise designated as the PBY-5A, but known to all and sundry as the 'Pigboat' - with good and sufficient reason, I can confirm.

The question on this forum is: "Which Airport"?