Which Aerodrome?

[ThreadBaron]

Boston Logan?

[seacue]

Not Logan. Correct continent, correct coast.
Maybe it's easier that I thought

[ThreadBaron]

Blimey!!! I'll admit, the gate gave me the continent.

Newark Liberty?

[seacue]

GASP!! The Baron hit it in two. Newark is was. It really was easier than I thought. Once one got the continent and coast correct, there were relatively few possibilities.

How did the gate give you the continent?

The 1933 caption says the American Airways Ford was part of a once-an-hour service to Washington, DC. That would have been to the old Washington airport where part of the Pentagon lies today.

ThreadBaron, you have control.

[ThreadBaron]

Less of the 'GASP!!', please. I'll do that myself.:\

How continent? Greeters/Farewellers, or even travellers, outside, airside at gate that says 'Gate ....'. I've watched too many films, I know.

Now this is easy!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a113/threadbaron/AeroD7.jpg

and from 1969.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a113/threadbaron/AeroD10A.jpg



By the way, who else does as I do? That is click on 'Properties' ... j u s t in case?:p

[ThreadBaron]

Simply to bring the thread back to the top,
" Anyone there?"

[evansb]

KBFI Boeing Field/King County International Airport.

[ThreadBaron]

And you didn't need the mountain in the background! You have control bri.

I was lonely for a while.:sad:. 21 hrs 59 min

[evansb]

Thanks Baron. Several of my colleagues go to BFI for sim-training. This next one should be easy:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/cheesesticks.jpg

[MReyn24050]

Broward County International Airport later renamed Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport perhaps.

[Flap40]

The parking area in the background looks very like Santos Dumont in Rio (SBRJ).

If it is then the floor is open as I shall be away for the next few days.

[evansb]

Flap40 is correct.:ok: It is Santos Dumont in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As he mentioned, the floor is open.

[ThreadBaron]

Picture from 1950.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a113/threadbaron/AeroD11.jpg

Although the buildings do not remain, the positions of some are still identifiable on the ground today via Google Earth. The airfield is active today.

[evansb]

R.A.F. Changi Singapore.

[ThreadBaron]

Mine are just too easy it seems.:bored:

Correct!

Here's the matching Google Earth image to compare. And there are the old building footprints.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a113/threadbaron/RAFChangiToday.jpg

All yours Bri.

[evansb]

Thanks Baron. Here is an easy one.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3406822.jpg

[pigboat]

Dunno where it is...Winnipeg? but I've flown the DC-3 in the middle (CF-TDT).:8

[evansb]

Sorry, not Winnipeg.

[Saab Dastard]

Gander?

SD

[evansb]

Sorry, not Gander.

[pigboat]

Québec City (YQB)?

[evansb]

Not Quebec City, but you are getting closer.

[ThreadBaron]

The concrete apron at Ottawa looks as if it might fit.

[evansb]

Not Ottawa. Close.

[Saab Dastard]

Dorval, then?

SD

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/Aeroporto_Internacional_de_Montreal.jpg
Saab Dastard is correct.:ok: It is indeed Montreal/Dorval Airport. The challenge photo was taken in the late 1940s. I thought the Northeastern Airlines DC-3 would have given it away a wee bit earlier. Dorval has been renamed 'Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport'. It is Canada's third busiest airport, in terms of passenger loads. You have control.

[Saab Dastard]

OK, next challenge:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d145/Saab-Dastard/terminals/32r.jpg

SD

[paddyboy]

A very early Lasham?

[Saab Dastard]

Indeed it is, over to you.

SD

[paddyboy]

Ok. My first time so be gentle!
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Chilly_010/DSCF0585.jpg

[seacue]

Hints? Hints? Hints?

[paddyboy]

UK

Ex WW2.

[canard68]

Langar ?

[paddyboy]

Nope, not Langar.
I'll post another pic up later if this is too tricky.

[ThreadBaron]

Don't give up yet paddy. Feed us some clues!

[paddyboy]

Eighth Airforce!

[ThreadBaron]

My head hurts now, but I think it is Rattlesden!

[MReyn24050]

I would agree with both the head ache and it being RAF Rattlesden.
Mel

[ThreadBaron]

Should one, or perhaps the two of us, get a life, Mel? You must have been following me through the Mighty 8th website cross-reference page, a step behind!:uhoh:

[paddyboy]

Well done chaps.:D
Here's the close up I would've posted.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Chilly_010/DSCF0586.jpg

[MReyn24050]

Very true :\

[ThreadBaron]

Next!!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a113/threadbaron/AeroD13.jpg

[paddyboy]

Ormond Beach?

[ThreadBaron]

Sorry, Paddy,not Ormond Beach.
That's the first one of mine that's got past Round 1 - Wooooo Hoooo!

[Portlaoise]

I think it is Gander going by all that forest. Actually never seen the airport but lots of forest and lakes made me think of Canada and it appears on further searching that the photo was taken in 1946 from PBY-5A 48314.

[BEagle]

You're quite correct. Gander, Sep 1946.

More here: http://www.zianet.com/tmorris/ganderrescue.html

[ThreadBaron]

In which case you don't need me to tell you that you now have control, Portlaoise.

[Portlaoise]

Ok sorry about small images but this one might be fairly easy otheriwse.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4626/aerodromeeh7.th.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aerodromeeh7.jpg)
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1337/aerodrome1cs5.th.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aerodrome1cs5.jpg)

[Portlaoise]

Ok I will give a small hint to this airfield to make things a little easier. Operations from this field were civil then military then civil again. From the 80s until recently the field was used again as a motorbike racing track. Part is still used for karting today.

[Tiger_mate]

It has Coastal Command written all over it, but for now, I will opt for:

Nutts Corner

As I am right, OPEN HOUSE*

*In accordance with Seacues wishes in post #68

RAF Nutts Corner was a Royal Air Force station in County Antrim near Belfast. It was originally a civil airfield, then a military base and subsequently Northern Ireland's main civil airport until the 1960s.
During World War II it was an important Coastal Command station and was also used as a transport hub for aircraft arriving from the United States. No. 120 Squadron operated B-24 Liberator maritime patrol bombers from the base from 1941.

OPEN HOUSE

[seacue]

Try this challenge from the 1940s.
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/airp42.jpg

[pigboat]

NAS Pensacola?

If that's correct, I open the floor 'cause I'm going to bed. :zzz:

[seacue]

Not Pensacola.
I, too, am calling it a day.
Back in service.

seacue

[seacue]

Problems have arisen and I will be unable to monitor this one challenge any further.

The airport is Anacostia Naval (Air) Station, Washington, DC. Home of the presidential Marine helicopters.

http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/airp42a.jpg
\The Floor is Now Open!

seacue

[Flap40]

Okay here is one that should not last too long.
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jodel/photos/Q1.jpg
Edit to add that it is in the northern hemisphere in a place where English is spoken but there is a strong French connection.
The tower building still stands but the hangars have now gone although a copy of the BEA hangar was later built and still stands further to the north in the open area in the top left of the pic.

[evansb]

Is it Jersey International, in the Channel Islands?

[Flap40]

Yes it is Jersey.

[evansb]

Thanks Flap40. I've heard the Channel Islands are quite pleasant places to visit and live. I am impressed that BEA had a hangar there. Here is the next aerodrome, in a country that is also a pleasant place to live and visit:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3426480.jpg

[Portlaoise]

Well I am from New Zealand and that looks to me to be Wellington airport. It is actually built on land raised from the sea and it is a windy city so I would expect most pilots enjoy the challenge of that airport. I have nothing ready so open floor (provided I am right, of course)

[Portlaoise]

Ok Well noone has posted so far so thought I might as well take my own 'open house' Here is something that shouldn't cause too many problems. Click on thumbnail for bigger image.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3241/vintageairporthq3.th.jpg (http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vintageairporthq3.jpg)

[EastMids]

LAX - a while ago though!

A

[evansb]

Portlaoise is correct:ok: It is Wellington Airport, New Zealand.

[Portlaoise]

Thanks EvansB and East Mids is correct. Thought afterwards it was a little on the easy side. Next time I get one I will make sure I have the international airport of mongolia or something.:D

[ThreadBaron]

'tas been quiet for a couple of hours now, so 'Open House' is assumed. This is hard.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a113/threadbaron/AeroD12-1.gif

[Portlaoise]

Right well Manfred I can't figure it out at the moment except that my instinct suggests that it is probably mid-western US, dry-lake field and has perhaps appeared in a video for the corrs (just kidding) :rolleyes: or has at least some connection with something historic in aviation. There are no aircraft that I can see, the surfaced runway tapers (starter extension) and there are clearly two other runways at the classic 60 degrees from each other. I have searched http://www.airfields-freeman.com/ as it has plenty of airfields of similar type but nothing seems to resemble it.

For the sake of a hint could you answer one of the following:

Is there a larger airfield today or is it more or less the same?
Is it famous or was it once famous (I thought at one point something like Longreach perhaps)
Could you show another image of it or perhaps (being cheeky now) a photo clue e.g. an aircraft that would be typical of the field then and now.

I shall continue the search off and on anyway in the meantime.

[Saab Dastard]

Somewhere in the Middle East?

SD

[pigboat]

Churchill MB (YYQ). :p

[ThreadBaron]

Correct continent Portlaiose, butnot quite Midwest.

Started as 80 acres, but another 400 acres added later. The local rag ran a competition to name the airport, offering a prize of $35!! Its first name was not one of the competition entries. The name has changed twice since then, in 1960 and 1972.

Its is small but has quite an interesting history.

[Portlaoise]

Well those dates were in fact too much information as this led to me finding the website with the photo concerned. It is Bert Mooney airport in Butte and it indeed had several interesting events including a visit from Lindbergh and was a destination for America's oldest airline Western Airlines. I will post a new photo in a few minutes.

[Portlaoise]

Ok well here is the new challenge. This airfield plays a significant role today but is not a major airport.

Edited so as not to be telling lies: Today it is a regional airport.

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3932/mysteryaerodrome1oa7.th.jpg (http://img251.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mysteryaerodrome1oa7.jpg)

Bigger version here.

[img=http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1112/mysteryaerodrome1sr6.th.jpg] (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mysteryaerodrome1sr6.jpg)

[postcard]

Just stumbled across this site..pure nostalgia!!

If any one is interested for my sins I have aquired a vast selection of UK airport postcards over the last 30 years(plus a few overseas!!) and would be happy to scan views of any requested to you airport buffs!!
Just let me know ??

Bac

[evansb]

Tulsa, Oklahoma?

[Portlaoise]

Sorry EvansB not Tulsa but not too bad a guess. It is within 1000km of Tulsa. I will post another couple of pictures.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2553/untitledws0.png (http://imageshack.us)
This view was taken shortly after WWII

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9632/duringanairshowxy1.th.jpg (http://img441.imageshack.us/my.php?image=duringanairshowxy1.jpg)

This is an older photo taken during the 30s while an airshow was taking place. The airfield underwent some fairly rapid expansion then in the 50s and was renamed after a local pilot who once owned the field in the 70s. If people are still stumped tomorrow I will post a photo shortly after it expanded in the 50s.

[Portlaoise]

Well since it is all quiet at the moment perhaps this will move things on a bit.

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/6060/1950viewoftheairportcr9.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1950viewoftheairportcr9.jpg)

Another hint is it hosts a major aviation show today.

[pigboat]

Whitman Field, OSH?

[Portlaoise]

Yes you are correct pigboat.:ok: Wittman field (home of airventure - oshkosh the largest general aviation event in the world) It is also home to the EAA Museum and a more modern picture of it can be found here. You have control


http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/328/airportaerialbh9.th.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=airportaerialbh9.jpg)

[postcard]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/postcard/tulsa1.jpg
Cheers BAC

ps do you want another??

[postcard]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/postcard/tulsa2.jpg

Anymore anyone?

[PaperTiger]

Anymore anyone?Err, no. Giving the identity of the airfield when posting the picture sort of defeats the err, challenge aspect.
:}

[Phileas Fogg]

Postcard,
I reckon it's Tulsa, do I win, yippee :)

Open House

[paddyboy]

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Chilly_010/S4010033.jpg

[postcard]

Sorry ,thought that was personal request from Portlaoise's !
but if you really need a challenge...well coming soon..!!









Please read the originating post for the thread first. ;)

[Tiger_mate]

Paddyboys challenge is British Military / ex RAF Bomber base / almost certainly used as either fighter or trainer base during 60/70s. Not developed enough to be a modern mil base despite looking operational. Therefore nowadays disused/GA or Army Air Corps helicopter base. Which one? Not a scooby, but very similar to Linton-on-Ouse, but will try Watton

Edit: RAF West Raynham
http://i.pbase.com/o4/82/593982/1/55653673.raf.jpg

OPEN HOUSE

[paddyboy]

Spot on Tiger_mate.

Unfortunatley they've started removing the runways. Another sad end to a very historic site.

[Tiger_mate]

I enjoyed that challenge, especially when I thought thatall 'expansion period' airfields shared a common layout only to find that West Raynham was the exception to the rule. Anyone know if my WWII Bomber > 60s Fighter-Trainer theory was correct?

Open House

[Tiger_mate]

At a risk of thread drift, almost every town of any size in Germany has an airfield be it powered or a glider field. Thus aviation is a major part of german culture. Why mention this? ...because the UK is not overwhelmed with airfield assets and even if limited to weekends, this airfield could have served the recreation flying community.

Especially as rural airfields do not suffer with noise complaints in the way urban ones do. The more flying clubs there are, the less of a monopoly for the clubs, the cheaper it is the learn to fly, especially if the overheads are low.

[Tiger_mate]

No takers on the freebie, so here is the next one:
http://www.artistic.flyer.co.uk/sandstrip.jpg

A week clue: The most exclusive Airline in the world ran a shuttle here every monday and friday. Tomorrow I will name the airline, oh and I have been there once or twice myself!

[MReyn24050]

Key West EYW Airport perhaps?

[postcard]

Boy these rules are hard to follow!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/postcard/fokker.jpg

[evansb]

Dear postcard, wait until Tiger_mate confirms MReyn24050's answer.

[MReyn24050]

Thanks Bri please check PMs.
Mel

[Web-Footed Flyer]

Seems to me to be, Marathon in the Florida Keys.

If right the floor is open.

[Tiger_mate]

The floor is not open, because nobody is anywhere near, well ish as in within 1000 miles I suppose.

Postcard, we had an 'open floor' for 10 hours at which time you could have jumped in. Running more than 1 is to say the least, confusing.

Fellers, you are on the right lines, so I will give 'tomorrows clue' early. The most exclusive airline in the world is Tiger Taxi's, although there are many that would say that 'Loyalty' counts for more. Like I said: Tiger Mate has been there and done it.

If you really want to scrape the barrel, this is a clue as to the 'airline'.
http://photos.tobinhosting.com/d/7428-2/aaz.jpg
but possibly not the country.

[MReyn24050]

How about San Pedro on Ambergris Cay Belize? This would have been that exclusive airline perhaps!
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Aircraft/puma.jpg

[Tiger_mate]

Doh, I forgot Mel was about...........

1563 Flight, The most exclusive airline in the world.

Belize Intl > San Pedro R&R shuttle for Army/RAF & MOD civilians based in Belize, by RAF Puma helicopter.

The crews were made up (on 2 month rotation) from 230 (Tiger) Sqn, and 33 (Loyalty) Sqn, and the badge which Mel has shown is based upon the local Fir-de-Lance snake, a partiiculary nasty, and unusually territorial snake.

To miss the shuttle was to pay for 'white knuckle airlines' instead, and I will keep 'liable' off Pprune, buthasten to say that there is a story there.
Mel has the con

[Tiger_mate]

This image is too large to post here. But to visit it is to get a good impression about this injternational air terminal :ok:
Baggage reclaim and check-in desk (http://justdotchristina.mu.nu/wp-images/San%20Pedro%20airport.jpg)

[MReyn24050]

Thanks Tiger_mate. Those were the days, I remember the Customs Inspectors at Belize International Airport in the 1980 still used to mark one's case with a chalked cross to show it had been checked. Once flew in a TACA BAC111 to Miami and asked for a Scotch and the hostess brought a bottle and glass from the trolley and it was a case of "Say when"
I am sure this will not last long.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz010.jpg

[evansb]

Okay Mel, is it in the State of Florida?

[seacue]

I'd guess that it is Pensacola Regional Airport in Florida.

[MReyn24050]

Sorry for the delay, Seacue has it it is indeed Pensacola Regional Airport in Florida :ok::D.
You have control

[seacue]

OK maybe I DO have a challenge - rather hard I think. Pics taken 55 years ago.
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/airp52a.jpg
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/airp52b.jpg

[MReyn24050]

Second photograph, is that a tail-fin from a B24 Liberator?

[seacue]

No, Mel, from a B-25, taken by me in an earlier life.

[621andy]

I was guessing at a B24 too, no idea of the field...
Somewhere in Canada?

[seacue]

Not Canada. It's in the USA, New England state.

[MReyn24050]

Westover Air Force Base, MA perhaps?

[seacue]

Mel, You are much closer. Right state. Mixed civilian / military now, I think. Certainly at least partly civilian these days.

[MReyn24050]

Laurence G Hanscom Field Bedford-Hanscom MA perhaps?

[seacue]

Bingo! Mel has it. KBED it is. My ultimate hint would have been "The British are coming!" since KBED is between Lexington and Concord, close to the route Paul Revere took some years ago. The towns of Lincoln and the namesake Bedford are also close.

The floor is Mel's.

[MReyn24050]

Thanks seacue, did you fly the Mitchell B25 from there or from some other location?
I am sure this one will not be a problem.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz011.jpg
Mel

[seacue]

Mel, I was a passenger. I was assigned to the USAF Cambridge Research Center and we had the B25 on our project. The plane was based at Bedford.

My assignment to AFCRC was a wonderful experience for a new BS in EE and 2nd Lt since I didn't expect to make the service my career. My direct boss was one of "our" Germans who later became Comsat's VP of Engineering.

seacue

[MReyn24050]

No takers, this one is not that far from seacue's last "which airport".
Mel

[seacue]

Mel,

Read your PM.

I won't reveal the answer, thus others can participate in your challenge.

BTW, there is a very good image of the field on Google Earth.

seacue

[MReyn24050]

Seacue
That is the one.
Mel

[seacue]

No other players so I will reveal all.
Mel's challenge is KBDL, Bradley International serving Hartford and Springfield.
Since Mel tells me I am correct, here is the next challenge, rather wetter than most:
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/239B0233.JPG

[pigboat]

Foynes seaplane base?

[Speedpig]

Foynes was my immediate thought, but then it looks a little too warm for Ireland?

[pigboat]

Looks a little too warm for Botwood also. :)

[seacue]

Not the seaplane bases guessed so far.

You are not close.

[pigboat]

The Azores someplace?

If that's correct, open the floor. I'm going beddy-bye. :zzz:

[seacue]

Not the Azores. Harbour borders the same ocean.

Beddy-bye calls me too.

[Speedpig]

Lake Maracaibo?

[larssnowpharter]

Possibly Darrel's Island 1937; Hamilton Harbour? The aircraft possibly the Short Empire C Class G ADDU and the Clipper S42 NC 16735. The lady with her hand on her hip was Mary Bentwhistle and the ketch in the background Yknot I. Occasion: the inauguation Imperial's and Pan Am's flights to/from New York.

[seacue]

Sorry for the delay. I'm on GMT-4 time so it's only 6:30AM here.

larssnowpharter has the answer and a lot more info.

The floor is his.

My source says PanAm "Bermuda Clipper" and Imperial Airways "Cavalier".

[larssnowpharter]

Thank you Seacue. I recall reading that the S42 was shipped either to NY or Hamilton in crates and that it was its first trip to the Atlantic.
Here is your next challenge:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/larssnowpharter/whatairfield1.jpg

[evansb]

RAF Takali, Malta, where Canada's leading World War II ace George 'Buzz' Beurling was based. The airfield was one of the most heavily bombed Allied bases during World War II.

[larssnowpharter]

you have it in one, Sir!:D Well done. :ok: It is RAF Ta Kali (or Ta' Qali - the 'Q' is supposed to be silent) As you rightly point out it was one of the most heavily bombed pieces of real estate in the World. The last time I saw it, it was being used for motor racing.

You have control.

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3479090.jpg

[Tiger_mate]

It is a shame that the image is not a little better, for this one interests me. It would appear to be a Pan-Am DC4 taxi-ing out with an Avro York and another unidentified 4 prop at dispersal in a country that would not obviously support the need for such airliners. This and the tropical-colonial appearance of the buildings make me believe that it is a Commonwealth country used as a refuel stopover, and probably an Atlantic or Pacific Island.

Am I anywhere near?

[evansb]

It is indeed a Pacific Ocean locale.

[larssnowpharter]

Could it be Whenuapai?

[evansb]

Sorry Lars, not in New Zealand.

[Speedpig]

Honolulu...?

[evansb]

Sorry, not Honolulu.

[con-pilot]

Perhaps it is Guam? Mountains look familiar in any case.

[evansb]

Sorry, not Guam.

[pigboat]

Time for a WAG. Port Moresby PNG. :p

[evansb]

Not Port Morseby, but you are getting closer. i.e. PNG is closer than Guam. The Avro York on the tarmac is a good clue.

[seacue]

Somewhere in Queensland?

[arem]

Australia - thats an island isnt it?

[arem]

Midway? or Christmas Island?

[evansb]

It is not in Australia, not Midway, nor Christmas Island. It is an island country however, located in the South Pacific.

[old,not bold]

Nandi (Nadi)?

[evansb]

old, not bold is correct:ok: Well done:D Nadi International Airport on the island of Viti Levu. in the sometimes Commonwealth Country of Fiji. You have control.

[621andy]

I thought it might be Nadi, but was hoping it wasn't as I had my own pic in reserve! too late to use it now, so here it is...
http://upload2.postimage.org/548211/nadi.jpg (http://upload2.postimage.org/548211/photo_hosting.html)

Bu99er;)

[621andy]

I landed 20m from the main runway at Nadi in a balloon once, and witnessed a 747 take off as close as I'll ever see one I suspect;) (They'd held it so's we could land-steam gives way to sail:})

[evansb]

Thanks Andy. Great shot of Nadi. Anyone have an aerodrome photo they would like to post? :)

[paddyboy]

Hopefully a nice and easy one(or two).

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Chilly_010/S4010017.jpg

[Duckbutt]

I reckon that's Bentwaters.

As I'm just a layman, open house if I'm right.

[paddyboy]

Didn't think that'd take long.

You can just make out Woodbrige in the distance.

[ThreadBaron]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a113/threadbaron/Aerod14.jpg

[ThreadBaron]

36 hours later, Clues 1 and 2:

Northern hemisphere, west of the meridian.

Build commenced in 1943.

[seacue]

Almost all coastal USA airfields have their main runway running E-W. I've searched long and hard and haven't found such a site with the large island / peninsula between the airport and the sea.

[Cubs2jets]

The "big man" has a couple of the todays biggest corporate jets based here. I can't name it because I don't have a picture to post! :bored:

[seacue]

Cubs2jets

Please read your PM.

seacue

[621andy]

Wild guess...somewhere in the San Fransisco bay area? Having said that, I can't find anything on google earth that matches it:(

[seacue]

I've followed his strong hint and Cubs2Jets clearly has the correct answer which he is too bashful to post.

[ThreadBaron]

seacue
Knowing your location I would have expected an immediate answer from you.

621andy
Wild man, wild! And wrong.:}

Having followed the strong hint, I am assuming that seacue and Cubs2jets know the aerodrome I posted. But, until someone actually names it I remain undefeated!;)

Clue 3: Sisters.
Clue 4: Uniquely shaped hangar.

[Tiger_mate]

I know it:

1) Alka Seltzer!!
2) My sons

But I have been away for several days (Goodwood revival) and am too tired to post another one.

[seacue]

Andrews AFB KADW ... but Cubs2Jets surely knew it first so he gets the credit. Neither he nor I have anything to post.

KADW is 25 miles from me, yet I didn't recognize it without C2J's hint..

seacue

[ThreadBaron]

Tiger_mate

But I have been away for several days (Goodwood revival) and am too tired

Some revival then!:rolleyes:

[621andy]

621andy
Wild man, wild! And wrong.:}


Well, I'm a European lad me:O ..and I still don't get all the in-jokes about big men keeping their jets there etc;)

Anyway, is anyone gonna post the next pic?

[621andy]

If it's open house, here's an easy one to get things going again...

http://upload2.postimage.org/608030/mysterybild.jpg (http://upload2.postimage.org/608030/photo_hosting.html)

[Caudillo]

Apologies andy but it doesn't appear to be showing..

Time for my debut..?

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/elcaudillo/mystery2.jpg

[621andy]

Hmm, don't know what happened there:* Now you've posted a good one, I suppose mine'll have to wait for another time:E

As to the photo, hmm, no idea again! very foresty, malaysia/Borneo? On past experience, I'm probably several continents out;)

[Caudillo]

Cheers Andy. Nice try, but no orangutans here!

[Tiger_mate]

a) Tropical rainforest

b) Central America possibly Caribbean Island, but probably mainland.

Thought it might have been Belize City but overcome with a desire to find out what aeroplane it was taken from. Gave up on that one too as I have too much homework today, therefore would appreciate the aircraft answer to put me out of my misery.

[The SSK]

I've visited Horta in the Azores, which looked a bit like that.

[Caudillo]

Tiger_Mate & The SSK, both incorrect I'm afraid

[BSD]

Montserrat?

BSD.

[Caudillo]

Very nice try, but alas...

keep going!

[seacue]

Looks a lot like JF Mitchell on Bequia, but not quite.

[Caudillo]

No cigar this time :)

The people here have a very pronounced Dutch accent..

[621andy]

Thought maybe TNCC Hato, on the Dutch Antilles, but the Google image doesn't fit:rolleyes:....am I close?

[621andy]

Governors harbour on Eleuthera, Dutch east indies,sort of fits, but not really.. GRRRR:*

[MReyn24050]

Sarmi Airport(ZRM) Indonesia perhaps?

[Caudillo]

Not quite folks, I'm wondering if this one is a touch too tricky...

Well, the aircraft in the previous photo is the mighty ATP

It's a small island, part of a volcanic archipelago.
Here's another view
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/elcaudillo/mystery.jpg

[barry lloyd]

Flores, Azores?

[Caudillo]

Fraid not barry := (But points for rhyming!)

[barry lloyd]

St Eustasuis (sp?) Netherlands Antilles

[Caudillo]

That neither but you're getting closer (ie. the correct answer doesn't rhyme..!)

[seacue]

Cuadillo,

Has it been established that the airports shown in post 676 and 689 are the same field? The runway markings are entirely different. 676 seems much closer to the coast that 689.

I'm clearly stumped.

seacue

[Phileas Fogg]

Yep,
The two pics don't rhyme either. One airfield is waterside and the other isn't and the locations of buildings are different.

[Evileyes]

To clarify the rules, one must 'win' the right to post a picture by being the first to correctly identify the preceeding one or by the winner declaring an 'open house'. No 'pop-up' pictures please.

Inherent in this is a responsibility for the initial poster to announce a winner, and the winner to post a pic or open the floor.

The last 2 pics posted appear to be 2 different airfields.

To minimize confusion please stick to the ground rules, post in your turn, and finish one off before we move on to another. In this case lets work on the field Caudillo posted in 676 then move on.

Thanks
The Mods

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/elcaudillo/mystery2.jpg

[MReyn24050]

Pattimura Airport Ambon, Indonesia possibly

[Phileas Fogg]

You tell 'em Evileyes :)

[seacue]

Thank you, Evileyes.

seacue,
who started this thread.

[Caudillo]

Fair enough - in that case no winners yet (and whoever gets the first one also has the added bonus of getting the second I promise!)

Seacue, you're right, they do look rather different I've got to concede, although it's the result of a couple of funny angles, a man with a paintbrush and somebody shifting a few rocks..

Unfortunately this place is famous for absolutely nothing aviation related - its main claim to fame I guess is that it is home to the largest mountain in its country.. which is not indonesia :}

[evansb]

Pico Airport, Pico Island, Azores (LPPI)

[621andy]

evansb- 100% Correct I'd say, especially as the photo on Google Earth is the same one as the one that's in this competition:ok:

[MReyn24050]

It certainly looks that bri is correct but at Post#685 Caudillo stated "The people here have a very pronounced Dutch accent." I have never had the good fortunate to go to the Azores but aren't they Portuguese? Have they a Dutch accent in the Azores? I will admit this clue led me to believe the airport was in what was once known as the Dutch East Indies. The SSK suggested Horta in the Azores at post #680 but received no recognition that he was close.

[The SSK]

I confess that I'm sceptical. I've been to Pico (the island, not the airport) and at one point I was visiting a seaside location when to my surprise an ATP took off behind me, I hadn't realised the airport was there. In other words, I was in the area between the runway and the sea, and I'm sure it didn't look like that.

Some of the earliest settlers in the Azores were Flemish, but their descendants have probably lost their Dutch accents by now.

[621andy]

The Dutch accent bit had me fooled too. I was thinking Dutch Antilles or the east Indies, and found a couple that might have matched on a dark night if you were looking in the opposite direction:}

But the pic with the wing in it, is definitely on Google Earth at Pico...think the man owes us an explanation:ooh:

[DW11]

The ATP wing is definitly PICO. You can see the new terminal and tower clearly. The only people with Dutch accents are Dutch tourists.

The other airfield isn't Horta, Flores, Corvu or Sao Jorge, so that rules out the Azores and the idea that the fields are close to each other.

[DW11]

Think I may have figured this out. The second picture is a shot of Pico before the runway extension was done. It must be a fairly old shot as even before the extension, the markings and boundaries didn't look like this. Still have no idea where you're going with the Dutch accents.

[Caudillo]

Evansb - well done, quite right, so over to you! :)

To DW11, also quite right, I'd discovered the thread and seen a few vintage shots, so I thought my first would be a good bet, though after a bit of thought I reckoned it might be a bit better to include something more upto date.

I threw in the Dutch accent by way of a bit of gentle misdirection, in hindsight it was probably unfair given how out of the way the Azores are.

Strange as it may seem, the Azoreans, despite being paid-up Portuguese do have remarkably impenetrable Dutch accents. So much so that their Portuguese is subtitled when shown on TV on the mainland. Pico in particular has dozens of Dutch accents that vary from village to village, the variety of which I would imagine is only matched by the UK.

The Islands, now known as the Azores (a type of goshawk I think..) used to be known as the Ilhas Flamengas - the Flemish Islands, and the first meaningful settlers there were in fact the Dutch. A bit of googling has just found that the first "master" of the island was a gent by the name of Joos van Hurtere, who received the island in 1482.

Anyway, they're well worth a visit, Pico in particular with its spanking new aerodrome!

Good luck!

[evansb]

Thank you Caudillo. 621andy's challenge on thread #675 is the next "Which Aerodrome?".

[621andy]

I'll re-post it if it makes it easier..and thanks evansb:ok:
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7554/mysterybildyx9.th.jpg (http://img526.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mysterybildyx9.jpg)

Click on it to enlarge, or try this:

http://upload2.postimage.org/665375/mysterybild.jpg (http://upload2.postimage.org/665375/photo_hosting.html)

[MReyn24050]

Interesting two parallel runways but the airfield doesnt seem very busy.

[Phileas Fogg]

Only one parellel runway, 08/26 is disused, we can see 08L/26R but whatever happened to 08R/26L?

[evansb]

Former RAF Gatow, Germany. Situated in the western outskirts of Berlin, the disused aerodrome is now home to the Luftwaffe museum. Suburban residential development is taking place on the western edge of the airfield.

[seacue]

The Google Earth picture shows a diverse collection of aircraft parked on the runway(s), doubtless because of the museum?

[621andy]

Correct! It is indeed Gatow... over to you evansb, unless you want me to post something more challenging;)

Sorry for delay, been away to the occupied north, visitng friends...

[evansb]

Thanks andy. Postcard put this unanswered challenge up on Aug. 24, thread #601. so if he would be so kind as to monitor the responses, here is the next 'Which Aerodrome?":
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/PostcardChallenge.jpg

[old,not bold]

Somewhere in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman? Salalah?

BTW, I would have said that the aircraft in front is an F27, not a Convair 640 (as in the pic's title). The Twotter in the background is probably a clue to those who can interpret it. I don't think the F27 is one of Gulf Air's, though, although the tailfin looks a bit like that. It's an Arab-type colour scheme, though.

[seacue]

But the water tower in the distance looks very American - or is that type built elsewhere?

[postcard]

Not sure where the CV640 in title bit came from...it's definately a Fokker FK27,with a Twin Otter behind...

[Flap40]

It's not a Fokker F-27, it's a Fairchild FH-227 of Mohawk airlines at Keene NH

The FH-227 has airstairs which are just visable in the pic.

Open floor as I will be away for the next few days.

[postcard]

Spot on...Keene,New Hampshire...(and FH227!!)

[seacue]

Since the floor is open, here is one to try
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/airp26b.jpg
Colour picture is fairly recent but field layout basically unchanged.

[Cubs2jets]

Patrick Henry Airport, Newport News, Virginia. Open floor!

Cubs2jets

[seacue]

Cubs2Jets has it. It was too easy given the recent photo.

He has opened the floor to anyone to post.

[621andy]

Ok, yet another fairly easy one from me:
http://upload2.postimage.org/709193/mysterypic3.jpg (http://upload2.postimage.org/709193/photo_hosting.html)

[NATOPotato]

Would this be Ingolstadt/Manching, south Germany, by any chance?

NP

[621andy]

Bu99er, gonna have to find some more difficult ones:rolleyes: Ja, es ist Manching!

Home of EADS who test Eurofighters there, and also home to WTD61, who do the military test flying:
http://upload2.postimage.org/712373/f104manching.jpg (http://upload2.postimage.org/712373/photo_hosting.html)

http://upload2.postimage.org/712393/Vj101cmanching.jpg (http://upload2.postimage.org/712393/photo_hosting.html)

Well done, over to you for the next pic, natopotato:ok:

[NATOPotato]

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x260/NATOPotato_2007/CNV00011.jpg


Here is a picture my daughter took on our holidays this year. It is in a beautiful location, but tricky with a strong on-shore wind!

NP

[621andy]

Perranporth...or the other cornish one;)

[NATOPotato]

Yes, that was quick, Perranporth it is. Good fun in a light aircraft with a stiff westerly wind!

If I am lucky enough to recognise another mystery airfield again, I will try to make my photo more obscure. Over to you

NP

[621andy]

Spose it's time for another one for me..again. Still, with my record there'll be time for another one this evening too:ok:

http://upload3.postimage.org/7749/Mysterypic4.jpg (http://upload3.postimage.org/7749/photo_hosting.html)

[MReyn24050]

Is that a Sabena DC-6B or DC-7C on the extreme left of the photograph and a unidentified Viscount on the right? If Sabena then those colours date the photograph about 1960s.

[Tim Zukas]

Did Olympic fins look like that?

The Viscount is an 810/840, isn't it? Wouldn't that cut the possibilities way down?

[evansb]

The abandoned Nicosia International Airport (NIC), and former RAF base, in Cyprus.

I believe Nicosia was posted earlier on the 12th of August.

[621andy]

evansb-right again, and apologies for posting a duplicate airfield:}

Any more for any more?

[621andy]

In the absence of any other offers, here's a slightly more challenging one..
http://upload3.postimage.org/20025/mysterypic2.jpg (http://upload3.postimage.org/20025/photo_hosting.html)

[seacue]

Time for a hint, Andy.

[621andy]

Thought everyone had got bored of this game and had wandered off to forums new:}

It's mainland Europe where English is not widely spoken;) At least 2 forms of aviation should be familiar with this famous scenic airfield.
maybe this will help:
http://upload3.postimage.org/54782/mysterypic.jpg (http://upload3.postimage.org/54782/photo_hosting.html)

[Speedpig]

Go on then, I'll have a go at Bolzano

[621andy]

Nope, here's another big clue:

http://upload3.postimage.org/58709/aerodromepic.jpg (http://upload3.postimage.org/58709/photo_hosting.html)

[barry lloyd]

STANS - SWITZERLAND

Home of Pilatus!

[621andy]

Getting closer...;)

[Speedpig]

Austria airport?

[621andy]

Austria airport?


I think Austria has more than one airport;):D

Wrong direction anyway...keep going...

[Speedpig]

How old is the picture?
Do I spy a glider?

[evansb]

Aeroport Gap-Tallard, French Alps, France.

[Speedpig]

Aeroport Gap-Tallard, French Alps, France

He's right, as usual.

[evansb]

New challenge. This photo was taken in 1960.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/1960.jpg

[621andy]

bluddy hell this evans chappie gets it every time:D

Wild guess for this one- Gan?

Edit- just checked googly- NOT Gan:*

[621andy]

Firstly they look like they could be Sea Venoms, with a carrier in the background.
Thought it might be Suez, but no sign of 'invasion stripes' on the a/c, plus the photo details says its 1960:}

my guess is somewhere in SE Asia, but no real idea where:ugh:

[621andy]

Another half wild guess- Trincomalee, Ceylon(wot was)

[MReyn24050]

Must be Subic Bay, now Subic Bay International Airport.
Mel

[621andy]

Think you're right:ok:

[evansb]

Mel is correct. Well done.:D It is the huge, now closed, U.S. Naval base in Subic Bay, Phillippines. You have control.

AKA Naval Air Station Cubi Point

[621andy]

yet another wild wild guess..Malta?

[MReyn24050]

Sorry 621andy I have removed my last post as the photograph was reported to be from a 1957 copy of Flight and was identified as a DC-7C climbing away from Philadelphia after two practice approaches had been made there for the benefit of the trainee crews on board. After further checking I do not think it was either of Phildelphia's airports North Eastern or the International one. I will post another challenge shortly.
Mel

[MReyn24050]

Sorry about the last one. This one should be easy though.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz012-1.jpg
Mel

[GrumpyOldFart]

Halifax, NS (YHZ).

If I'm right, the floor's open!

[Dan Winterland]

You are right, I'm certain. I remember a happy couple hours trying to get de-iced on the ramp in the background. And just to confirm it, I found the same picture on the airport's own web site!

Apologies for the slight break from protocol by posting a new challenge without confirmation from Mel, I'm taking up Jerry's offer of the open house.



This is an airfield (honest!), a photo taken by my dad in the late 50's. Not as obscure as it seems, as soon as someone realizes what the item is it will fall quickly, as it could only be one of a handful of airfieds.

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

[ZH875]

It has to be on one of the 27(ish) V Bomber dispersal airfields.

It doesn't look like RAE Bedford


Or is it a QRA caravan - Waddington?

[MReyn24050]

Apologies for the delay as Dan Winterland says Jerry Coe you were correct it was Halifax, NS (YHZ).
Mel

[Dan Winterland]

That was quick! It is indeed a V bomber Q caravan. Bear in mind that only the main bases had caravans that were pernamently manned.